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Senate Republicans push to delay Tuesday leadership vote after midterm losses
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Covered by 8 outlets, mostly right-leaning (62%).
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Several Senate Republicans want Tuesday’s leadership elections delayed until members have debated the midterm losses, according to Fox News, Breitbart and Roll Call. Johnson’s letter to Conference Chair Tom Cotton, signed by four other senators, asks for a conference meeting first, and Roll Call reports that five signatures are needed to call one. Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania has endorsed the delay, The Hill reports. Democrats won the Senate majority, Fox News and Roll Call report. Sen. John Thune is expected to seek another term as leader, and Roll Call reports that no challenger has emerged publicly.
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Several Senate Republicans want Tuesday’s leadership elections delayed.
Reported byCenter1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Center
- Roll Call
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News
Sen. Ron Johnson’s letter to Conference Chair Tom Cotton asks for a delay and a conference meeting, and carries four other senators’ signatures.
Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Center
- Roll Call
- Far Right
- Fox News
Sen. Dave McCormick said Senate Republicans should not hold leadership elections until they have debated the midterm losses.
Reported byCenter1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Center
- The Hill
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Just the News
Democrats won the Senate majority in the midterm elections.
Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Center
- Roll Call
- Far Right
- Fox News
Sen. John Thune is seeking to keep his leadership post, and no challenger has emerged publicly.
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- Center
- Roll Call
- Far Right
- Fox News, The Western Journal
How each side tells it
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Every side reports that several Senate Republicans want Tuesday’s leadership election delayed after the midterm losses. The left-side Daily Beast frames it as a mutiny and civil war, the center calls it a growing push, and right-side outlets stress a rushed vote and the need for reckoning.
the left
1 outlet
Only one left-side outlet is in the sample, the Daily Beast, whose headline frames the push as a mutiny and civil war inside the GOP.
Top Senator Sensational language“Faces Mutiny”Calling the pressure on Thune a mutiny presents a dramatic internal revolt that the headline does not establish.More neutral: Faces PressureDisagree with this highlight? as Republicans Sensational language“Erupt Into Civil War”Civil war is a dramatic metaphor for a leadership dispute among senators.More neutral: Divide Over LeadershipDisagree with this highlight?
The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Center outlets present a growing push for delay; Roll Call headlines Johnson’s ‘political malpractice’ charge, while The Hill centers Sen. Dave McCormick’s endorsement.
‘Sensational language“Political malpractice”It is a strong accusation of wrongdoing, though it is attributed to Sen. Johnson’s words and the headline gives it no source.More neutral: a mistake, Johnson saysThese are Ron Johnson’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’: Calls grow to delay Senate GOP leadership elections
Roll CallCenterAll center headlines the right
5 outlets · 2 opinion
Right-side headlines cast the senators as rebels forcing a reckoning and the vote as rushed; Fox stresses a midterm disaster, while Far Right opinion pieces say Thune would be rewarding failure.
Senate GOP Loaded modifier“rebels”The label casts the senators as insurgents against their leadership, which the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: senatorsDisagree with this highlight? move to delay leadership vote, demand reckoning after Sensational language“midterm disaster”Calling the result a disaster is an evaluation layered over the reported losses.More neutral: midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight?
Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines
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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.
Left3
turning their wrath onFaces MutinyErupt Into Civil War
Center0
No loaded words in its own voice.
Right13
The nerve on this guyrabid left-wing Democrat majorityparade of horrors awaitscoronation train
In the outlets’ own words
Loaded modifier
The nerve on this guyMore neutral: Thune has been criticized
Expresses personal disdain for Thune rather than reporting facts.
The nerve on this guy: he fumbled constantly on funding DHS, didn’t want to pass the Save America…
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
Sensational language
rabid left-wing Democrat majorityMore neutral: Democratic majority
Uses inflammatory adjectives to characterize the incoming majority.
…want to nuke the legislative filibuster, which will now be erased by a rabid left-wing Democrat majority, where a parade of horrors awaits.
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
Sensational language
parade of horrors awaitsMore neutral: expected policy changes
Dramatizes predicted consequences as a forecast of disaster.
…which will now be erased by a rabid left-wing Democrat majority, where a parade of horrors awaits.
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
Sensational language
coronation trainMore neutral: leadership push
Dramatizes a leadership vote as an inevitable procession.
A handful of Republican senators have at least attempted to slow the coronation train for failed Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)
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Loaded modifier
failed Senate Majority LeaderMore neutral: Senate Majority Leader
Labels Thune as failed before the facts are settled.
…senators have at least attempted to slow the coronation train for failed Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)
Sensational language
brains beat outMore neutral: lost badly
Mocking idiom that adds ridicule to the election result.
The South Dakota Republican announced shortly after the GOP got its brains beat out in Tuesday’s midterm that since he was so successful in losing the majority, he…
Used byThe Federalist (Far Right)
Loaded verb
Force Leadership ReckoningMore neutral: Seek Leadership Review
The word “force” presents the delay as something imposed on the conference, while the excerpt describes it as a request the senators are making.
Conservative Senators Secure Support to Force Leadership Reckoning After Midterm Defeat
Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)
Sensational language
turning their wrath onMore neutral: criticizing
The phrase adds emotional intensity to what the reporting describes as criticism of Thune.
Republicans are turning their wrath on Senate Majority Leader John Thune as they attempt to cope with their massive…
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
Faces MutinyMore neutral: Faces Pressure
Calling the pressure on Thune a mutiny presents a dramatic internal revolt that the headline does not establish.
Top Senator Faces Mutiny as Republicans Erupt Into Civil War
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
Erupt Into Civil WarMore neutral: Divide Over Leadership
Civil war is a dramatic metaphor for a leadership dispute among senators.
Top Senator Faces Mutiny as Republicans Erupt Into Civil War
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
stunningMore neutral: election
The adjective adds drama to losses that can be described without it.
…Johnson and four allies to delay Tuesday's leadership elections after last week's stunning Election Night losses.
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Loaded verb
pummelingMore neutral: losses
The verb adds a sense of beating and defeat beyond the reported results.
Last week’s pummeling on Election Night has a cohort of Senate Republicans wanting to take stock as…
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
rebelsMore neutral: senators
The label casts the senators as insurgents against their leadership, which the excerpt does not establish.
Senate GOP rebels move to delay leadership vote, demand reckoning after midterm disaster
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Sensational language
midterm disasterMore neutral: midterm losses
Calling the result a disaster is an evaluation layered over the reported losses.
Senate GOP rebels move to delay leadership vote, demand reckoning after midterm disaster
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
rushingMore neutral: holding
Calling the elections rushed presents the timing as improper before the conference has decided anything.
Senate Republicans have come out against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rushing to hold leadership elections after Democrats regained the majority in both the House…
Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
RushedMore neutral: scheduled
Calling the elections rushed presents the timing as improper before the conference has decided anything.
Senate Republicans Force Meeting Before John Thune’s Rushed Leadership Elections
Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)
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Sensational language
QuotedPolitical malpracticeMore neutral: a mistake, Johnson says
It is a strong accusation of wrongdoing, though it is attributed to Sen. Johnson’s words and the headline gives it no source.
‘Political malpractice’: Calls grow to delay Senate GOP leadership elections
Quoted byRoll Call (Center)
These are Ron Johnson’s words. The outlets are reporting them.
Loaded modifier
Quotedrewarding failureMore neutral: supporting Thune's leadership bid
Calls Thune a failure, a judgement the reporting does not establish.
Electing John Thune Senate Minority Leader Would Be ‘Rewarding Failure’
Quoted byThe Federalist (Far Right)
These are Alex Bruesewitz’s words. The outlets are reporting them.
Sensational language
Quotedstunning defeatMore neutral: midterm defeat
The phrase is the letter’s own judgement of the result, and a neutral account would describe the midterm losses without it.
Instead, they want to hold a conference-wide meeting to discuss last week’s “stunning defeat,” and plot a new way forward.
Quoted byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)
These are Sen. Ron Johnson’s words. The outlets are reporting them.
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Side by side
What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.
From the left
1 outletLeads with
- Mutiny against Thune
- Civil war in the GOP
- Pressure on Thune
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- The Daily BeastFar Left
Top Senator Sensational language“Faces Mutiny”Calling the pressure on Thune a mutiny presents a dramatic internal revolt that the headline does not establish.More neutral: Faces PressureDisagree with this highlight? as Republicans Sensational language“Erupt Into Civil War”Civil war is a dramatic metaphor for a leadership dispute among senators.More neutral: Divide Over LeadershipDisagree with this highlight?
Republicans are Sensational language“turning their wrath on”The phrase adds emotional intensity to what the reporting describes as criticism of Thune.More neutral: criticizingDisagree with this highlight? Senate Majority Leader John Thune as they attempt to cope with their massive midterm defeats. A growing number of GOP members are now pushing for Senate Republicans to delay their leadership election this week, so they have more time to …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- Growing calls for delay
- Johnson’s ‘political malpractice’ charge
- McCormick’s endorsement
See the 2 headlines from the centerHide the headlines
- The HillCenter
Senate Republican calls for delayed leadership election
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), a more moderate Republican from a key battleground state, is endorsing a call by conservative Senate GOP colleagues to delay the party's leadership elections scheduled for Tuesday. …
- Roll CallCenter
‘Sensational language“Political malpractice”It is a strong accusation of wrongdoing, though it is attributed to Sen. Johnson’s words and the headline gives it no source.More neutral: a mistake, Johnson saysThese are Ron Johnson’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’: Calls grow to delay Senate GOP leadership elections
After last week’s midterm defeats saw them lose at least Senate seven seats and the majority, calls are growing among the chamber’s Republicans to delay their Tuesday morning leadership elections. …
From the right
5 outlets · 2 opinionLeads with
- Reckoning after midterm losses
- Thune’s rushed vote
- Senators as rebels
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- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Senate Republicans Force Meeting Before John Thune’s Loaded modifier“Rushed”Calling the elections rushed presents the timing as improper before the conference has decided anything.More neutral: scheduledDisagree with this highlight? Leadership Elections
Senate Republicans have come out against Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Loaded modifier“rushing”Calling the elections rushed presents the timing as improper before the conference has decided anything.More neutral: holdingDisagree with this highlight? to hold leadership elections after Democrats regained the majority in both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Senate GOP Loaded modifier“rebels”The label casts the senators as insurgents against their leadership, which the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: senatorsDisagree with this highlight? move to delay leadership vote, demand reckoning after Sensational language“midterm disaster”Calling the result a disaster is an evaluation layered over the reported losses.More neutral: midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight?
Senate Republicans face a push from Ron Johnson and four allies to delay Tuesday's leadership elections after last week's Sensational language“stunning”The adjective adds drama to losses that can be described without it.More neutral: electionDisagree with this highlight? Election Night losses.
- The Western JournalFar Right
Multiple Senate Republicans Throw a Wrench in John Thune's Bid to Retain Leadership Spot
Several Senate Republicans are moving to postpone their closed-door leadership elections, scheduled for Tuesday, after last week’s midterm losses. The effort does not formally challenge Senate Majority Leader John Thune,
- The Daily SignalFar Right
Conservative Senators Secure Support to Loaded verb“Force Leadership Reckoning”The word “force” presents the delay as something imposed on the conference, while the excerpt describes it as a request the senators are making.More neutral: Seek Leadership ReviewDisagree with this highlight? After Midterm Defeat
Summary A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Senate Republican Conference to delay Senate leadership elections after the party’s major midterm defeat. After receiving support from enough senators to require a Senate Republican Conference meeting, Sen. …
- Just the NewsFar Right
Sen. McCormick joins other Republicans in calling to delay leadership vote
The Pennsylvania Republican said that the party needs to elect leadership quickly, but Tuesday doesn't give enough time for a "discussion on what went wrong" and how the GOP can fix it.
1 more from Just the News
Electing John Thune Senate Minority Leader Would Be ‘Loaded modifier“Rewarding Failure”Calls Thune a failure, a judgement the reporting does not establish.More neutral: supporting Thune's leadership bidThese are Alex Bruesewitz’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’
Sen. Ron Johnson says it would be 'political malpractice' to rush a conference vote on leadership this week. Several others agree.
John Thune's Push to Lead Senate Republicans Again Is Getting Bogged Down
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) was among the first to tell Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to chill on this rapid push to elect him Senate Republicans’ leader next session. …
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Left
4 hr 20 min later
Its first report, Nov 9, 11:45 AM EST
Center
First to report
Roll Call, Nov 9, 7:26 AM EST
Right
3 hr 30 min later
Its first report, Nov 9, 10:55 AM EST
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- Roll CallCenterNov 9, 7:26 AM EST
- The HillCenterNov 9, 8:31 AM EST
- The Daily SignalFar RightNov 9, 10:55 AM EST
- The Western JournalFar RightNov 9, 11:18 AM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 9, 11:45 AM EST
- Fox NewsFar RightNov 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 9, 12:50 PM EST
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