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Trump rallies for Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas ahead of midterm elections

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President Donald Trump held a campaign rally near Wichita, Kansas, on Monday to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, who faces Democrat Adam Hamilton in a race that polls show as close. Coverage notes that Trump won Kansas by 16 points in 2024, and no Democrat has won a Kansas US Senate seat since 1932. The Associated Press reports that Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half and that protesters interrupted him several times. The Guardian puts the crowd at about 5,000 people in a multipurpose arena, while Breitbart reports that every seat was filled. The midterm elections are on November 3.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. President Trump held a rally in Kansas on Monday to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News, The Guardian
    Center
    PBS NewsHour, Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  2. Polls show the Senate race against Democrat Adam Hamilton as close.

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    Left
    CBS News, The Guardian
    Center
    Newsweek

  3. Trump won Kansas by 16 points in the 2024 presidential election.

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    Left
    CBS News, The Guardian

  4. Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1932.

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    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    The Washington Times

  5. Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half at the rally.

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    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    PBS NewsHour

  6. The Associated Press reported that protesters interrupted the speech several times.

    One outletPBS NewsHour· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that Trump held a rally in Kansas on Monday to back Sen. Roger Marshall in a close race with Democrat Adam Hamilton. The left and center stress the race's competitiveness and Republican troubles, while the right stresses the crowd and the Democratic threat to GOP dominance.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines center on a possible Democratic upset and Republican decline in Kansas, while the CBS headlines describe Trump stumping for Marshall in neutral terms.

    Kansas Senate race on a knife edge as Democrats aim to end 94 years of Republican dominance
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines present the rally as a campaign stop in a Senate seat at risk for Republicans; the PBS headline is an AP report it carried, stressing voter frustration.

    Trump's Kansas Approval Rating Ahead of Rally as GOP Senate Seat at Risk
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right headlines frame the rally as a bid to block a Democratic surge, while far-right Breitbart stresses crowd enthusiasm rather than the race.

    Trump hopes to boost Kansas evangelical vote as Democrats threaten to end GOP dominance
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left3

    electoral disasterdark and discursiveextraordinary upset

  • Center1

    frustrations deepen

  • Right1

    rushed

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    frustrations deepenMore neutral: as Trump rallies in Kansas before the midterms

    The headline asserts a worsening mood among voters that the supplied text does not source.

    WATCH: Trump heads to rally in Kansas as Republican voters' frustrations deepen

    Used byPBS NewsHour (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    rushedMore neutral: traveled

    Suggests a hurried reaction to a threat, where the coverage describes a campaign trip to Kansas.

    President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower…

    Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

  • Sensational language

    electoral disasterMore neutral: a difficult midterm race

    Calling the party's expected midterm result a disaster presents a forecast as an established outcome.

    The fact that Donald Trump was here at all said more about a looming electoral disaster facing his Republican party next month than anything contained in his dark and…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    dark and discursiveMore neutral: a 98-minute stump speech

    Describing the speech as dark is a judgement about its tone rather than a fact about it.

    …disaster facing his Republican party next month than anything contained in his dark and discursive 98-minute stump speech.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    extraordinary upsetMore neutral: a possible win over the Republican incumbent

    Calling a possible win extraordinary adds drama to a race the article describes as too close to call.

    …since 1932 – does Adam Hamilton have the courage, brain and heart to cause an extraordinary upset?

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Absolutist framing

    Quoted

    proven record of resultsMore neutral: record of results the White House lists

    Presents the White House’s list of accomplishments as proven without the article checking it.

    Roger Marshall, Trump’s visit showcases what the White House called “his proven record of results that put Kansas workers, families, seniors, farmers, and communities first.

    Quoted byBreitbart News (Far Right)

    These are the White House’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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Democratic upset chances
  • Republican decline in Kansas
  • Trump's weakness with voters
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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Republican Senate seat at risk
  • Trump's rally remarks
  • Voter frustration with Republicans
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  • NewsweekCenter

    Trump's Kansas Approval Rating Ahead of Rally as GOP Senate Seat at Risk

    Polls point to a close race for a seat Democrats have not won in nearly a century in this year's midterms.

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  • PBS NewsHourCenterAssociated Press report

    WATCH: Trump heads to rally in Kansas as Republican voters' Loaded verb“frustrations deepen”The headline asserts a worsening mood among voters that the supplied text does not source.More neutral: as Trump rallies in Kansas before the midtermsDisagree with this highlight?

    "In this election, I'm asking you to pretend please that I'm on the ballot," President Donald Trump told the Kansas crowd. He spoke for over an hour and a half, with protesters interrupting him several times.

    Read at PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Democratic threat to GOP dominance
  • Trump's evangelical outreach
  • Crowd enthusiasm

Leaves out

  • Trump's 16-point 2024 win in Kansas

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

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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Trump's Kansas Crowd 'Blew the Roof Off the Arena'

    President Donald Trump's Monday evening rally outside of Wichita, Kansas, saw thousands of attendees lined outside the arena and "every seat filled" as he continues to barnstorm the country ahead of the November midterm elections.

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRight

    Trump hopes to boost Kansas evangelical vote as Democrats threaten to end GOP dominance

    President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower State, which hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 94 years.

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    5 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 5:00 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    PBS NewsHour, Oct 19, 11:44 AM EDT

  • Right

    9 hr 32 min later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 9:16 PM EDT

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  1. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 19, 11:44 AM EDT
  2. NewsweekCenterOct 19, 1:55 PM EDT
  3. CBS NewsLeftOct 19, 5:00 PM EDT
  4. The Washington TimesRightOct 19, 9:16 PM EDT
  5. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 19, 9:53 PM EDT
  6. The GuardianLeftOct 20, 6:00 AM EDT

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