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Top Republican Elections Official Endorses Democrat to Replace Her
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Extra Extra has grouped 4 reports on this story from 4 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning and 2 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 63 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
On reliability, 1 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 3 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 7 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
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 New Republic, Raw Story, Daily Signal, The Western Journal.
Left(2)
The New RepublicBSep 21, 2:47 PM
Top Republican Elections Official Endorses Democrat to Replace Her
South Dakota’s outgoing secretary of state, a Republican, is endorsing a Democrat to replace her. Monae Johnson, whose job includes administering elections, is supporting Terrence Davis, a former poli
Raw StoryCSep 21, 9:11 PM
GOP election denier endorses a Democrat on her way out the door: report
South Dakota's outgoing Republican secretary of state has thrown her support behind a Democratic candidate to replace her. Monae Johnson, who lost her Republican primary in June, endorsed Democrat Te
Center(0)
Right(2)
Daily SignalCSep 21, 8:05 PM
Jared Golden Joins Growing List of Democrats Endorsing Republicans
A Democrat may have just secured a midterm win for Republicans with one unexpected endorsement. House Democrat Jared Golden of Maine endorsed House Republican Mike Lawler of New York for reelection in
The Western JournalDSep 21, 9:53 PM
House Democrat Endorses Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in Close Midterm Race
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York got a surprising endorsement from his Democratic colleague, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, as the midterm elections rapidly approach. Golden wrote an op-ed […] The post H
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