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Republicans privately brace for heavy midterm losses, Politico reports
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Politico reports that Republicans are privately bracing for heavy losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with some lawmakers debating not whether they will lose their House majority but by how many seats. According to that report, six people involved in internal discussions said GOP incumbents in once-safe districts have been asking party leaders for more money in the final days. The Independent, Raw Story and The Daily Beast repeat the account, which rests on anonymous sources. The Independent adds that President Donald Trump has placed himself at the center of GOP campaigning, and cites Pew Research figures putting his approval at 30 percent, the lowest of his second term. The Daily Beast reports that top GOP officials are privately discussing what a post-election reckoning for Trump might look like.
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Republicans privately expect heavy losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and some are debating how many House seats they will lose, according to Politico.
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GOP incumbents in once-safe districts have been asking party leaders for more money in the final days, according to six people in internal discussions cited by Politico.
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- Raw Story
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Some Republican campaigns stopped doing their own polling weeks before the election, according to Politico’s sources.
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Trump has placed himself at the center of GOP campaigning, urging voters to act as if he were on the ballot, according to the report.
One outletThe Independent· Left
Pew Research puts Trump’s approval at 30 percent, the lowest of his second term.
One outletThe Independent· Left
Top GOP officials are privately discussing what a post-election reckoning for Trump might look like, according to Politico as cited by The Daily Beast.
One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left
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Every outlet present reports that Republicans privately expect heavy midterm losses, with some debating how many House seats they will lose. The main difference is emphasis: Raw Story’s headline stresses surprise, The Daily Beast’s focuses on Trump’s future, while Politico and The Independent focus on the scale of the expected defeat.
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Left headlines center on Republican fears of losing in the midterms, and the far-left outlets add Trump’s political future and the surprise of the losses.
Republicans are bracing for Democratic blowout on Tuesday: ‘It could be quite a brutal evening’
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beggingelectoral massacreBrutal Verdictwipeout
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beggingMore neutral: asking
The word describes party officials’ requests for money in a way that adds desperation beyond the reported facts.
Some GOP incumbents are still begging for more money in the final stretch.
Used byPolitico (Left)
Sensational language
electoral massacreMore neutral: heavy defeat
The term exaggerates expected election results into a massacre, a word that adds drama beyond the reported expectations.
Fears are growing of an electoral massacre at next week’s midterms.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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Brutal VerdictMore neutral: Assessment
The phrase presents Republicans’ private views as a harsh final judgement.
Republicans Reveal Brutal Verdict on Trump’s Future After Election Day
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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wipeoutMore neutral: heavy losses
The word presents the expected losses as a total rout, which goes beyond the reported expectation of heavy losses.
GOP strategists fear midterms wipeout: ‘Once the dominoes start falling it becomes hard to stop them’
Used byThe Independent (Left)
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Quotedeyebrow-raisingMore neutral: unusual
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Some made an “eyebrow-raising emergency decision” and stopped doing their own polling weeks ago.
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From the left
4 outletsLeads with
- Republican fears of losing the House
- Scale of expected losses
- Trump’s campaign role and low approval
- Trump’s political future
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- The IndependentLeft
Republicans are bracing for Democratic blowout on Tuesday: ‘It could be quite a brutal evening’
GOP strategists fear midterms Sensational language“wipeout”The word presents the expected losses as a total rout, which goes beyond the reported expectation of heavy losses.More neutral: heavy lossesDisagree with this highlight?: ‘Once the dominoes start falling it becomes hard to stop them’
- The Daily BeastFar Left
Republicans Reveal Sensational language“Brutal Verdict”The phrase presents Republicans’ private views as a harsh final judgement.More neutral: AssessmentDisagree with this highlight? on Trump’s Future After Election Day
Republican lawmakers believe President Donald Trump stands to lose his stranglehold on the party if midterms turn out as bad as they fear. Top GOP officials are privately sketching out what a post-election reckoning for Trump might look like, with some thinking a sufficiently …
- Raw StoryFar Left
'Cakewalk turned into a knife fight': GOP braces for 'brutal evening' in surprising races
Republicans are bracing for an election night that could bring once-unthinkable losses in deep-red territory, and they're privately debating not whether they’ll lose their House majority, but by how many seats. …
- PoliticoLeft
‘It could be quite a brutal evening:’ GOP braces for some once-unthinkable losses
Some GOP incumbents are still Loaded verb“begging”The word describes party officials’ requests for money in a way that adds desperation beyond the reported facts.More neutral: askingDisagree with this highlight? for more money in the final stretch.
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Politico, Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT
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- PoliticoLeftOct 30, 5:00 AM EDT
- Raw StoryFar LeftOct 30, 7:10 AM EDT
- The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 30, 11:41 AM EDT
- The IndependentLeftOct 30, 12:01 PM EDT
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