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Democrats projected to win US House control in midterm elections

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Democrats were projected to win control of the US House in the midterm elections, according to CNBC and NPR, with NPR saying the chamber was called for them. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is on track to become speaker, addressed supporters on Tuesday. NPR reports he said “America is back” and that voters sent Congress a message to end extremism and corruption. France 24 quotes him vowing to use his expected majority to hold accountable those who have visited unprecedented corruption on the country.

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  1. Democrats were projected to win control of the US House in the midterm elections.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NPR
    Center
    CNBC

  2. Jeffries addressed supporters on Tuesday after the results were reported.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NPR
    Center
    France 24, CNBC

  3. Jeffries called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  4. Jeffries said voters sent Congress a message to end extremism and corruption.

    One outletNPR· Left

  5. Jeffries said he would use his expected majority to hold accountable those who visited unprecedented corruption on the country.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  6. Jeffries, the House minority leader, is on track to become speaker of the House.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Democrats were projected to win House control and that Jeffries spoke to supporters. The left stresses his ‘America is back’ message and the rejection of extremism and corruption, while the center puts the projection and his pledge of accountability for corruption first.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines focus on Jeffries and his reaction, with NPR quoting his ‘America is back’ line and Al Jazeera describing him as hailing a midterm victory.

    House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries Loaded verb“hails midterm victory”Hails adds approval, and victory presents a projected result as already won.More neutral: Hakeem Jeffries reacts to midterm resultsDisagree with this highlight?
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines pair Jeffries’s speech with the projected House win, with CNBC leading on the speech and France 24 quoting his comeback vow.

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Democrats projected to win House
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left1

    hails midterm victory

  • Center1

    alleged grift

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    hails midterm victoryMore neutral: Hakeem Jeffries reacts to midterm results

    Hails adds approval, and victory presents a projected result as already won.

    House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries hails midterm victory

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    alleged griftMore neutral: alleged corruption

    The noun “grift” is a derogatory characterization of conduct rather than a neutral description of the allegations.

    …he would use his expected majority to go after corruption, in an election when alleged grift by President Donald Trump has been top of voters' minds.

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

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  • Absolutist framing

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    unprecedented corruptionMore neutral: corruption

    The word “unprecedented” is a sweeping characterization of a contested claim, presented in Jeffries’s quoted words.

    "We're going to bring accountability to those who have visited unprecedented corruption on this country," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is on track to…

    Quoted byFrance 24 (Center)

    These are Hakeem Jeffries’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Jeffries reacting to the results
  • ‘America is back’ message
  • rejecting extremism and corruption
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  • NPRLeft

    House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declares "America is back"

    Jeffries, who addressed supporters after House control was called for Democrats , argued voters have sent Congress a message to end extremism and "corruption."

    Read at NPR (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries Loaded verb“hails midterm victory”Hails adds approval, and victory presents a projected result as already won.More neutral: Hakeem Jeffries reacts to midterm resultsDisagree with this highlight?

    Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results the start of a ‘great American comeback’.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • projected House win
  • Jeffries’s press conference
  • pledge to hold corruption accountable
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  • France 24Center

    REPLAY - US midterms: "Today begins the Great American comeback" (Hakeem Jeffries)

    The top Democrat in the US House of Representatives vowed Tuesday he would use his expected majority to go after corruption, in an election when Loaded modifier“alleged grift”The noun “grift” is a derogatory characterization of conduct rather than a neutral description of the allegations.More neutral: alleged corruptionDisagree with this highlight? by President Donald Trump has been top of voters' minds. …

    Read at France 24 (opens in a new tab)
  • CNBCCenter

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Democrats projected to win House

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to give press conference amid blue wave.

    Read at CNBC (opens in a new tab)

From the right

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 4, 1:26 AM EST

  • Center

    13 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 1:39 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 4, 1:26 AM EST
  2. CNBCCenterNov 4, 1:39 AM EST
  3. France 24CenterNov 4, 1:44 AM EST
  4. NPRLeftNov 4, 1:50 AM EST

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