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Salazar holds 1,086-vote lead in Florida’s 27th District after machine recount

What’s new: The Miami-Dade County recount finished Tuesday with Salazar 1,086 votes ahead of Rodriguez.

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The Miami-Dade County canvassing board said Tuesday that a machine recount kept Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar ahead of Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, 124,519 votes to 123,433, a margin of 1,086. The recount was triggered automatically under Florida law. The Associated Press, NBC News, CBS News and Decision Desk HQ had projected Salazar the winner before the recount. Rodriguez said he respected the outcome, but his team would watch overseas and military ballots before certification, which CBS News says is due Nov. 17. During the campaign Salazar broke with President Donald Trump on immigration, and in an ad said the White House had “gone too far,” the New York Times reports.

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  1. The Miami-Dade County canvassing board said Salazar led Rodriguez 124,519 to 123,433 after a machine recount, a margin of 1,086 votes.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. The Associated Press, NBC News, CBS News and Decision Desk HQ projected Salazar the winner of the race.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. The recount was triggered automatically under Florida law, and CBS News reports the state will certify results on Nov. 17.

    One outletCBS News· Left

  4. Salazar said the recount had reaffirmed her victory.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  5. Rodriguez said he respected the outcome but his team would watch overseas and military ballots before certification.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  6. During the campaign Salazar broke with Trump on immigration, and she said in an ad that the White House had “gone too far.”

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The New York Times, NBC News
    Center
    The Hill

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Salazar was projected to win the narrow race for Florida’s 27th District. Left and center coverage centers her break with Trump on immigration, while right-side outlets focus on the tight margin and the recount.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with Salazar’s win and frame it around her clashes with Trump on immigration, as NBC News does, while the CBS headline names the projection and the recount.

    GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline presents the result as Salazar keeping her seat after breaking with Trump on immigration, attributing the projection to Decision Desk HQ.

    Salazar keeps House seat after break with Trump on immigration
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines, both from Far Right outlets, state the win as a tight race or a projection and focus on the margin and timing, without mentioning Trump or immigration.

    Republican Congresswoman Wins Tight Race for Reelection
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    hardline approach

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  • Loaded modifier

    hardline approachMore neutral: approach on immigration

    Calling Trump’s immigration approach hardline is a judgement the outlet makes in its own voice, not a neutral description of the policy.

    …secured a fourth term after distancing herself from President Trump’s hardline approach on immigration.

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

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From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • her clashes with Trump on immigration
  • the networks’ projection of the win
  • Salazar’s fourth term
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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar wins Florida's District 27 race, CBS News projects

    Incumbent Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has won the closely watched race for Florida's 27th Congressional District, CBS News projects.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar LeftAssociated Press report

    Florida Republican Maria Elvira Salazar Wins Reelection To U.S. House

    Salazar, a former journalist, secured a fourth term after distancing herself from President Trump’s Loaded modifier“hardline approach”Calling Trump’s immigration approach hardline is a judgement the outlet makes in its own voice, not a neutral description of the policy.More neutral: approach on immigrationDisagree with this highlight? on immigration.

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    Representative María Elvira Salazar Wins Re-Election in Florida

    Ms. Salazar, a Republican, had released an ad in which she said the White House had “gone too far” on immigration amid worries of Hispanic voter backlash within her party.

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

    GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wins re-election in Florida after clashing with Trump

    GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar has won re-election in her Miami-based congressional district, NBC News projects, after clashing with President Donald Trump over his immigration agenda.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington PostLeft

    Republican María Elvira Salazar wins reelection in Florida’s 27th District

    See the latest Florida 27th Congressional District election results as incumbent Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) faces Eliott Rodriguez (D).

    Read at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • her break with Trump on immigration
  • the reelection projection
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  • The HillCenter

    Salazar keeps House seat after break with Trump on immigration

    Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is projected to win reelection to her seat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District despite breaking with President Trump on his immigration agenda during the campaign, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the tight margin
  • the recount and its outcome
  • Rodriguez’s acceptance of the result

Leaves out

  • Salazar’s break with Trump on immigration, which left and center coverage stresses

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    Republican Congresswoman Wins Tight Race for Reelection

    Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar received about 1,100 more votes than her challenger.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Just the NewsFar Right

    Florida Republican Maria Elvira Salazar projected to win reelection one week after vote

    The AP called the race for Salazar one week after the election, and she narrowly beat Democratic challenger Elliott Rodriguez with 50.2% of the vote. Rodriguez secured 49.8% and the pair were separated by approximately one thousand votes.

    Read at Just the News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Washington Post, Nov 10, 5:46 PM EST

  • Center

    50 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 6:36 PM EST

  • Right

    14 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 7:45 AM EST

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  1. The Washington PostLeftNov 10, 5:46 PM EST
  2. NBC NewsLeftNov 10, 5:52 PM EST
  3. The New York TimesLeftNov 10, 6:24 PM EST
  4. HuffPostFar LeftNov 10, 6:32 PM EST
  5. The HillCenterNov 10, 6:36 PM EST
  6. CBS NewsLeftNov 10, 8:59 PM EST
  7. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 11, 7:45 AM EST

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