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Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary
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With a coverage-diversity score of 87 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
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This story has been covered over the span of about 3 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: The Nation, The New Republic, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The 19th, Roll Call, Associated Press, Alpha News.
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The NationBAug 12, 6:19 PM
Peggy Flanagan’s Many Crush the Money in the Minnesota Senate Primary
Joan Walsh Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan’s ground game, and her promise to “avenge Minnesota” after ICE’s cruelty, gave her a 20-point win. The post
The New RepublicBAug 14, 3:10 PM
Fish Are a Big Deal in This Senate Race
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The Minnesota Star TribuneAAug 15, 11:00 AM
Republicans like their chances with Tafoya facing Flanagan for Senate
Republicans believe Flanagan is easier to beat than Angie Craig. Flanagan’s decisive primary victory and an energized DFL base could suggest otherwise.
The 19thBAug 12, 3:22 AM
Peggy Flanagan could make history for Native American women in November. She’s not the only one.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan easily won Minnesota’s Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ, putting her a step closer to becoming the first Native American woman elected t
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Roll CallAAug 12, 5:38 AM
Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressives
The progressive momentum in Democratic Senate primaries continued Tuesday, with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeating the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig in a high-stakes contest. But progressive
Associated PressAAug 13, 7:00 AM
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