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Obama and Trump to campaign in Michigan in the final stretch of the Senate race

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

4 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Bloomberg, The Washington Examiner and The Washington Times report that Barack Obama and Donald Trump will campaign in Michigan this weekend, in the final stretch of the Senate race. The Examiner reports that Obama is scheduled to appear Saturday for Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed, and Trump on Sunday for Republican nominee Mike Rogers. Bernie Sanders is due to campaign for el Sayed in Grand Rapids on Sunday, and Rogers is set to join Sen. Ted Cruz next week at a discussion aimed at Jewish voters. The Examiner and The Times say the race could help determine control of the Senate.

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  1. Barack Obama and Donald Trump will campaign in Michigan this weekend in the final stretch of the Senate race.

    Reported byLeft1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Right
    Washington Examiner, The Washington Times

  2. Barack Obama is due to campaign for Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed on Saturday.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  3. Donald Trump is due to headline a rally for Republican nominee Mike Rogers and others on Sunday.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. Sen. Bernie Sanders is due to campaign for Abdul el Sayed in Grand Rapids on Sunday.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  5. The race could help determine which party controls the Senate.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Washington Examiner, The Washington Times

  6. A RealClearPolitics polling average had Democrat Abdul el Sayed up 2 points over Mike Rogers.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Obama and Trump will campaign in Michigan this weekend for the Senate race. The right’s coverage stresses presidential-scale star power and, in an Examiner commentary, the rift between Obama and el Sayed’s Democratic Party, while the left’s Bloomberg headline stresses the state’s battleground status.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s headline frames the weekend as a pitched Senate battle, stressing the star power of national figures and the state’s battleground status.

    Political Heavyweights Descend on Michigan for Pitched Senate Battle
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

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

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-leaning headlines stress presidential-scale star power in the Michigan race, while an Examiner commentary frames Obama’s appearance as an awkward fit with a Democratic Party moving toward socialism.

    Michigan Senate race draws presidential-level star power in final stretch
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    rise of socialismis a repudiation of Obama’s legacy

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    rise of socialismMore neutral: growing support for socialist positions

    Presents a political trend in dramatic terms without evidence of its scale.

    The rise of socialism within the Democratic Party, to which el Sayed is at least adjacent, is a…

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    is a repudiation of Obama’s legacyMore neutral: differs from Obama’s legacy

    Describes a contested political reading as a settled rejection of Obama’s legacy, which the reporting does not establish.

    …within the Democratic Party, to which el Sayed is at least adjacent, is a repudiation of Obama’s legacy

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • national figures descending on the state
  • Michigan as a marquee battleground
  • the weekend campaign schedule
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From the center

0 outlets

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

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • presidential-level star power
  • Obama’s role for el Sayed
  • rise of socialism in the Democratic Party
  • Trump’s rally for Rogers
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 7:27 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Oct 23, 6:00 AM EDT

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightOct 23, 6:00 AM EDT
  2. BloombergLeftOct 23, 7:27 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 23, 10:57 AM EDT

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