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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, appeared with Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson at a town hall in Portland, Maine, on Thursday. Jackson is running against Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that Newsweek calls a battleground. According to The Center Square, the latest polls show the race is tight. The Washington Times reports that Ocasio-Cortez made a populist pitch built around working-class voters during the appearance.

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  1. Ocasio-Cortez appeared with Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson at a town hall in Portland, Maine, on Thursday.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Jackson is the Democratic nominee in the Maine U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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    CBS News
    Right
    The Center Square, The Washington Times

  3. The Center Square reports that the latest polls show the Maine Senate race is tight.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

  4. The Washington Times reports that Ocasio-Cortez made a populist pitch built around working-class voters.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

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All sides report that Ocasio-Cortez joined Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson at a Portland, Maine town hall on Thursday. The main difference is emphasis: the left headline reports the event plainly, the center stresses energizing the Democratic base, and the right stresses her populist attack on Susan Collins.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    The CBS News headline reports the event plainly, naming the Democratic nominee and the town hall without adding judgement.

    AOC teams up with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson for town hall
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Newsweek frames the appearance as energizing the Democratic base in a battleground Senate race.

    AOC Motivates Dem Base for Troy Jackson in Maine Battleground Senate Race
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    The Washington Times stresses Ocasio-Cortez’s populist pitch and her attack on Collins as part of a ‘ruling class’, while The Center Square uses the neutral verb stumps.

    AOC rallies in Maine for Troy Jackson, calls Susan Collins part of 'Delegitimizing label“ruling class”The phrase casts Collins and others as an illegitimate elite without evidence, and the headline presents it as a characterization rather than a quoted opinion.More neutral: political establishmentThese are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?'
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    ruling classMore neutral: political establishment

    The phrase casts Collins and others as an illegitimate elite without evidence, and the headline presents it as a characterization rather than a quoted opinion.

    AOC rallies in Maine for Troy Jackson, calls Susan Collins part of 'ruling class'

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Jackson as Democratic nominee
  • town hall appearance
  • Ocasio-Cortez’s role
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  • The New York TimesLeft

    What Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate Race

    Senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    AOC teams up with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson for town hall

    Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson held a town hall in Portland, Maine, on Thursday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

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Leads with

  • Democratic base
  • battleground race
  • Students vs. Billionaires town hall
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  • NewsweekCenter

    AOC Motivates Dem Base for Troy Jackson in Maine Battleground Senate Race

    Jackson and Ocasio-Cortez appeared together at a Students vs. Billionaires town hall in Portland, Maine, on Thursday.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • populist pitch
  • Collins as ‘ruling class’
  • working-class voters
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    AOC rallies in Maine for Troy Jackson, calls Susan Collins part of 'Delegitimizing label“ruling class”The phrase casts Collins and others as an illegitimate elite without evidence, and the headline presents it as a characterization rather than a quoted opinion.More neutral: political establishmentThese are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?'

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her populist pitch to Maine on Thursday, rallying behind Democrat Troy Jackson's bid to unseat Sen. Susan M. Collins and making the case for a politics built around working-class voters.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Center SquareRight

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stumps for Jackson in Maine U.S. Senate race

    (The Center Square) — Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to visit Maine on Thursday to stump for Democrat Troy Jackson, with the latest polls showing him locked in a tight U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

    Read at The Center Square (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    1 day 2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 6:06 PM EDT

  • Center

    1 day later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 4:25 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Center Square, Oct 21, 3:50 PM EDT

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  1. The Center SquareRightOct 21, 3:50 PM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 22, 3:39 PM EDT
  3. NewsweekCenterOct 22, 4:25 PM EDT
  4. CBS NewsLeftOct 22, 6:06 PM EDT
  5. The New York TimesLeftOct 22, 6:27 PM EDT

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