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Republican group plans ad buy in Mississippi Senate race ahead of Trump rally

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The Senate Leadership Fund, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans, plans to spend a low seven figures on ads supporting Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith against Democrat Scott Colom in Mississippi, according to Semafor and the Daily Caller. Senate Majority PAC, the Democrats’ campaign arm, has spent $1.2 million on ads to boost Colom, the Daily Caller reports. The Republican National Committee has announced that President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Mississippi next Monday, according to The Hill. Bloomberg reports that the race is drawing Trump’s attention because control of the Senate may depend on races in states he won two years ago. The Daily Caller reports that Hyde-Smith leads Colom by single digits.

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  1. The Senate Leadership Fund plans to spend a low seven figures on ads supporting Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith against Democrat Scott Colom.

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    Center
    Semafor
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller

  2. President Donald Trump plans a rally in Mississippi next Monday to boost the Republican candidate, the Republican National Committee said.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill

  3. Senate Majority PAC, the Democratic campaign arm, has spent $1.2 million on ads supporting Colom.

    One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right

  4. Earlier surveys cited in the coverage put Hyde-Smith ahead of Colom by three to six points.

    One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right

  5. Control of the Senate may hinge on races in states Trump won two years ago.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports Trump’s planned Mississippi rally, and the center and right report Republican ad spending to defend the seat. The main difference is emphasis: Bloomberg and The Hill stress Trump and Senate control, while the Daily Caller stresses dollar figures and Democratic spending.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg’s headline frames the race as a deep-red Senate seat drawing Trump’s personal attention, with control of the chamber at stake.

    Senate Race in Deep Red Mississippi Is Getting Trump’s Attention
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines present the race as a sign of Republican worry: The Hill stresses Trump’s rally and alarm over red strongholds, while Semafor stresses the Republican ad buy.

    Trump to hold rally in Mississippi
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Daily Caller’s headline frames the story as Senate Republicans’ top PAC spending heavily to defend a deep-red seat, with dollar figures up front.

    Senate Republicans’ Top PAC Dropping $1 Million Into Deep-Red Mississippi
    The Daily CallerFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    raising alarm

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  • Vague attribution

    raising alarmMore neutral: that some Republicans see the state as competitive

    The phrase says alarm exists without naming who is alarmed or how many people hold that view.

    The visit is raising alarm that even redder GOP strongholds are in play weeks out from the election.

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

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    radical agendaMore neutral: a agenda the group opposes

    The word radical is a partisan label that pre-judges Colom's politics, and it appears in the ad's own wording.

    “Colom supports their radical agenda.

    Quoted bySemafor (Center)

    These are Senate Leadership Fund’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump’s personal attention
  • Control of the Senate
  • A historically Republican state
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  • BloombergLeft

    Senate Race in Deep Red Mississippi Is Getting Trump’s Attention

    A US Senate contest in the historically Republican state of Mississippi is drawing fresh attention in the final stretch of the midterm election cycle, with President Donald Trump planning a rally to boost the GOP candidate and control of the chamber hanging on the outcome of …

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s rally
  • Republican ad spending
  • Alarm over GOP strongholds

Leaves out

  • Democratic ad spending for Colom

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

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  • SemaforCenter

    Republican group places seven-figure ad buy in Mississippi

    Senate Leadership Fund’s plans are the latest sign that Republicans are worrying about the typically red state.

    Read at Semafor (opens in a new tab)
  • The HillCenter

    Trump to hold rally in Mississippi

    President Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Mississippi next Monday, a notable choice for a last-minute midterm event given the state’s reliably Republican history. The visit is Vague attribution“raising alarm”The phrase says alarm exists without naming who is alarmed or how many people hold that view.More neutral: that some Republicans see the state as competitiveDisagree with this highlight? that even redder GOP strongholds are in play weeks out from the election. …

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Republican spending of $1 million
  • Race described as unusually competitive
  • Democratic ad campaign of $1.2 million

Leaves out

  • Trump’s planned Mississippi rally

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 21, 6:39 PM EDT

  • Center

    36 min later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 7:15 PM EDT

  • Right

    21 hr 57 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 4:35 PM EDT

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 21, 6:39 PM EDT
  2. The HillCenterOct 21, 7:15 PM EDT
  3. SemaforCenterOct 22, 2:58 PM EDT
  4. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 22, 4:35 PM EDT

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