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Former President Barack Obama rallied for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday, less than two weeks before Election Day. Obama said El-Sayed was fighting for “real change,” including getting money out of politics and putting money in people’s pockets. Obama also criticized President Donald Trump’s tariffs. He said Trump’s handling of the Iran War and tariffs has had an outsize effect on Michigan. Gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and other Democratic candidates joined the event, according to NBC News. NBC News also reports that the city’s large Black vote could decide the close race.

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  1. Barack Obama campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed at a rally in Detroit on Saturday, less than two weeks before Election Day.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post, Washington Examiner

  2. Obama said El-Sayed was fighting for real change, including getting money out of politics.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News

  3. Obama criticized Trump’s tariffs at the rally.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Obama said Trump’s handling of the Iran War and tariffs has had an outsize effect on Michigan.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  5. The rally came on the first day of early voting in Michigan.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Barack Obama rallied for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday, days before the midterm elections. Left-side headlines stress Obama’s support and El-Sayed’s pledge of change, while right-side headlines stress Obama’s attacks on Trump and the party’s direction.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines stress Obama’s support for El-Sayed, the crowd’s reaction and El-Sayed’s pledge of change, with NBC News adding the Black vote in Detroit.

    Obama seeks to shore up Abdul El-Sayed with Black voters at Michigan rally
    NBC NewsLeftAll 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-side headlines lead with Obama attacking Trump and comparing El-Sayed to Obama’s 2008 run, and the Washington Examiner frames the rally around the party’s direction.

    Obama rips Trump for tariffs and White House renovations as he touts El-Sayed in Detroit
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    rapturous

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    lefty

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    rapturousMore neutral: large

    The word describes the crowd’s mood with more emotion than the reported facts show.

    Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    leftyMore neutral: progressive

    The label attaches an ideological caricature to the candidate rather than describing his position neutrally.

    …Saturday night where he vouched for Abdul El-Sayed and drew comparisons between the lefty Democratic Senate candidate and his own 2008 run for the White House.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Obama’s endorsement of El-Sayed
  • El-Sayed’s pledge of change
  • The Black vote in Detroit
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Obama seeks to shore up Abdul El-Sayed with Black voters at Michigan rally

    Former President Barack Obama rallied for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday as the bitterly fought contest could come down to the city’s substantial Black vote.

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  • BloombergLeft

    Obama Blasts ‘Spineless Congress’ in Push for Democrat El-Sayed

    Former President Barack Obama pinned inflation and high prices on President Donald Trump and urged Democrats to get to the polls, especially for Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, in a final push as early voting started in the state Saturday.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Obama rallies Sensational language“rapturous”The word describes the crowd’s mood with more emotion than the reported facts show.More neutral: largeDisagree with this highlight? Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’

    Former president speaks to crowd of thousands in support of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate and Democratic ticket Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd on Saturday that Abdul El-Sayed was “fighting for change, real change, that will get money out of politics and put money in your …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
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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

  • Obama’s attacks on Trump
  • Obama’s 2008 comparison to El-Sayed
  • The Democratic Party’s direction
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  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Obama makes the case for el Sayed and a Democratic Party that can disagree

    DETROIT — Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail Saturday evening with a message as much about the kind of Democrat Abdul el Sayed represents as about the Republican he is trying to defeat. …

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  • New York PostRight

    Obama rips Trump for tariffs and White House renovations as he touts El-Sayed in Detroit

    Former President Barack Obama ripped and ridiculed President Trump at a Detroit rally Saturday night where he vouched for Abdul El-Sayed and drew comparisons between the Loaded modifier“lefty”The label attaches an ideological caricature to the candidate rather than describing his position neutrally.More neutral: progressiveDisagree with this highlight? Democratic Senate candidate and his own 2008 run for the White House.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Oct 24, 4:02 PM EDT

  • Center

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  • Right

    4 hr 32 min later

    Its first report, Oct 24, 8:33 PM EDT

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  1. The GuardianLeftOct 24, 4:02 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 24, 8:33 PM EDT
  3. Washington ExaminerRightOct 24, 8:59 PM EDT
  4. BloombergLeftOct 24, 8:59 PM EDT
  5. NBC NewsLeftOct 24, 9:42 PM EDT

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