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Politico poll finds most respondents name Trump and MAGA as midterm election losers

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A Politico poll of 2,000 adults, conducted November 7 to 10 after the Nov. 3 midterm elections, found that 62 percent of respondents named President Donald Trump as one of the election’s biggest losers and 59 percent said the same of the MAGA movement. According to the poll, 45 percent of MAGA supporters said the movement lost and 34 percent named Trump. The Hill reports that Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. Decision Desk HQ’s polling average put Trump’s approval at 38.4 percent on Election Day. The poll was published Wednesday.

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A Politico poll found 62 percent of respondents named Trump as an election loser.
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The Daily Beast
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The Independent
Center
The Hill
A Politico poll found 59 percent of respondents named the MAGA movement as an election loser.
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The Daily Beast
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The Hill
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Washington Examiner
According to the poll, 45 percent of MAGA supporters said the movement lost the midterms.
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Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate in the Nov. 3 midterms.
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Trump’s approval averaged 38.4 percent on Election Day, according to a Decision Desk HQ polling average.
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All sides report that a Politico poll found most respondents named Trump and MAGA as midterm losers. Left and right headlines differ in emphasis: the left centers Trump as the biggest loser, the right stresses that views cross the spectrum, and the center focuses on MAGA supporters.

the left
2 outlets
Left headlines frame the poll as a verdict on Trump, with the Far Left Daily Beast using ‘brutal label’ and ‘catastrophe’ while The Independent stresses MAGA voters’ own view.
Even Trump’s own MAGA voters think they were the biggest losers in the midterms, poll finds
The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
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The Hill’s headline centers on the share of MAGA supporters who call the movement a loser, rather than the overall figures for Trump and the movement.
Almost half of MAGA Trump supporters call movement a loser in midterms: Survey
The HillCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
Washington Examiner’s headline stresses that people across the political spectrum call Trump and MAGA losers, and puts ‘loser’ in quotation marks.
Americans across the political spectrum view MAGA as a ‘loser’: Poll
Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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undesirable monikerSlapped WithBrutal LabelMidterm Catastrophe
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Loaded modifier
undesirable monikerMore neutral: label
Calling the label ‘undesirable’ expresses the outlet’s view of the result rather than reporting it.
He earned the undesirable moniker along with his MAGA movement in a new Politico poll conducted in the days after…
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Loaded verb
Slapped WithMore neutral: Labeled
‘Slapped’ implies a punishment or attack, while the poll only reports how respondents ranked the losers.
Trump Slapped With Brutal Label After Midterm Catastrophe
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
Brutal LabelMore neutral: Label
‘Brutal’ adds an emotional judgement the poll result does not state.
Trump Slapped With Brutal Label After Midterm Catastrophe
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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Midterm CatastropheMore neutral: Midterm Losses
‘Catastrophe’ is a judgement about the election outcome that goes beyond the reported results.
Trump Slapped With Brutal Label After Midterm Catastrophe
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Leads with

Trump as biggest loser
MAGA voters agreeing
Midterm catastrophe

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The IndependentLeft
Even Trump’s own MAGA voters think they were the biggest losers in the midterms, poll finds
A majority of voters view the president as Election Day’s biggest loser — and many of his supporters agree
2 days agoRead at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Trump Loaded verb“Slapped With”‘Slapped’ implies a punishment or attack, while the poll only reports how respondents ranked the losers.More neutral: LabeledDisagree with this highlight? Sensational language“Brutal Label”‘Brutal’ adds an emotional judgement the poll result does not state.More neutral: LabelDisagree with this highlight? After Sensational language“Midterm Catastrophe”‘Catastrophe’ is a judgement about the election outcome that goes beyond the reported results.More neutral: Midterm LossesDisagree with this highlight?
Donald Trump is regarded as the biggest loser of the midterms by Americans. He earned the Loaded modifier“undesirable moniker”Calling the label ‘undesirable’ expresses the outlet’s view of the result rather than reporting it.More neutral: labelDisagree with this highlight? along with his MAGA movement in a new Politico poll conducted in the days after the midterm election. It was published Wednesday. …
2 days agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

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Leads with

MAGA supporters’ view
Republican midterm defeat
Trump’s slumping approval

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The HillCenter
Almost half of MAGA Trump supporters call movement a loser in midterms: Survey
Nearly half of MAGA supporters say their movement was a loser in the midterms, according to a new poll. In a new poll from Politico, 45 percent of MAGA supporters of President Trump said the movement was the loser in last week's election results, while 59 percent of respondents …
2 days agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

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Views across the spectrum
MAGA as a loser
Questions about Trump’s influence

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Washington ExaminerRight
Americans across the political spectrum view MAGA as a ‘loser’: Poll
People across the political spectrum view President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement as among the biggest losers of last week’s midterm elections, according to new polling suggesting the Republican Party’s sweeping losses have increased questions about the president’s …
2 days agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Left
1 hr 22 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 9:30 AM EST
Center
2 hr 32 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 10:41 AM EST
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Washington Examiner, Nov 11, 8:08 AM EST

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Washington ExaminerRightNov 11, 8:08 AM EST
The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 11, 9:30 AM EST
The IndependentLeftNov 11, 9:38 AM EST
The HillCenterNov 11, 10:41 AM EST

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Politico poll finds most respondents name Trump and MAGA as midterm election losers

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Even Trump’s own MAGA voters think they were the biggest losers in the midterms, poll finds

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Almost half of MAGA Trump supporters call movement a loser in midterms: Survey

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Americans across the political spectrum view MAGA as a ‘loser’: Poll

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