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Trump cancels Kansas rally with Senator Roger Marshall days before midterms

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Donald Trump has canceled a planned weekend event in Kansas with Republican Senator Roger Marshall, days before the midterm elections. Marshall faces a competitive race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, The Independent reports. An official told CNN that Trump will hold more than 20 telerallies before Election Day, Just the News reports. Newsweek reports a new poll showing Marshall trailing his Democratic challenger.

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  1. Trump canceled a planned weekend event with Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas days before the midterm elections.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    Just the News, RedState

  2. An official told CNN that Trump will hold more than 20 telerallies before Election Day.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  3. Marshall is in a tight reelection race against Democrat Adam Hamilton.

    One outletThe Independent· Left

  4. A new poll reported by Newsweek shows Marshall trailing his Democratic challenger.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

  5. The midterm elections are set for Tuesday.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Trump canceled a planned weekend rally with Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas days before the midterms. Right-side headlines stress the last-minute switch; the center headline leads with a poll showing Marshall trailing; the left headline gives the timing.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The left-side headline gives the cancellation and its timing days before the midterm vote, without characterizing it.

    Trump cancels his appearance at weekend rally in Kansas days before midterm vote
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    The center headline pairs the cancellation with a new poll showing the Republican senator trailing, putting the poll in the headline.

    Trump Cancels Kansas Rally as New Poll Shows Republican Trailing Democrat
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines present the cancellation as a last-minute break in Trump's schedule, with Far Right outlets stressing either abandonment or a follow-up announcement.

    Trump Loaded verb“bails on”Bails on implies abandoning a commitment in a judgemental way, while the event was simply canceled.More neutral: cancelsDisagree with this highlight? Kansas rally, will hold string of virtual events instead
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    embattled

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    bails onraising questionsBig Announcement

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    bails onMore neutral: cancels

    Bails on implies abandoning a commitment in a judgemental way, while the event was simply canceled.

    Trump bails on Kansas rally, will hold string of virtual events instead

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    embattledMore neutral: Republican incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall

    Calling the incumbent embattled pre-judges his standing in the race rather than reporting it.

    Trump was scheduled to appear at Salina Regional Airport to support embattled Republican incumbent Sen.

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Vague attribution

    raising questionsMore neutral: state the question and who is asking

    The writer is raising the question while pretending someone else did.

    …a planned campaign rally in Kansas just days before the midterm elections, raising questions about the last-minute change in his schedule.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Big AnnouncementMore neutral: Then announces virtual rallies

    The word big adds hype to a plain announcement of virtual rallies.

    President Trump Cancels Rally in Kansas at Last Moment, Then Makes Big Announcement

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • timing before the midterms
  • tight race
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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • new poll
  • Republican senator trailing
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  • The HillCenter

    Trump cancels Kansas midterm rally

    President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas over the weekend to rally voters as the state’s competitive Senate race enters its final stretch ahead of the midterm election. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
  • NewsweekCenter

    Trump Cancels Kansas Rally as New Poll Shows Republican Trailing Democrat

    Donald Trump has canceled a planned rally in Kansas as polls shows GOP Sen. Roger Marshall trailing his Democratic challenger.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • last-minute cancellation
  • replacement telerallies
  • Trump's schedule

Leaves out

  • new poll showing Marshall trailing

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Independent, Oct 29, 1:21 PM EDT

  • Center

    38 min later

    Its first report, Oct 29, 1:59 PM EDT

  • Right

    10 min later

    Its first report, Oct 29, 1:31 PM EDT

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  1. The IndependentLeftOct 29, 1:21 PM EDT
  2. RedStateFar RightOct 29, 1:31 PM EDT
  3. NewsweekCenterOct 29, 1:59 PM EDT
  4. The HillCenterOct 29, 2:06 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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