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Analilia MejiaD · NJ-11
How outlets cover Mejia · Feb 5 – Feb 10, 2026

Analilia Mejia Wins New Jersey 11th District Special Democratic Primary

Analilia Mejia won the special Democratic primary after narrowly leading Tom Malinowski. Center coverage examines outside spending; right-leaning coverage centers on the unsettled count.

Lead article · NPR · CENTERNew Jersey's special Democratic primary too early to call
Image · South Carolina Public Radio
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Analilia Mejia narrowly led Tom Malinowski in the special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District as ballots were still being counted.

Center outlets connect the close count to outside spending and AIPAC’s influence, with later coverage also profiling Mejia’s progressive platform after her win. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the narrow, unresolved count and the withdrawal of early projections.

Outlets by lean

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 78
“A close race with broader stakes”

Center outlets connect the tight count to outside spending and AIPAC’s influence, while later coverage profiles Mejia’s victory and progressive platform.

10 CENTER ARTICLES
NPRFEB 6 · 10:21 AM ET
New Jersey's special Democratic primary too early to callMejia held a narrow lead over Malinowski while mail ballots remained to be counted.CRED 89BAL 75 PORTRAYS MEJIA: NEUTRALNPR · REPUBLISHED BY SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO
NBC NewsFEB 6 · 4:59 PM ET
How a pro-Israel super PAC made a losing bet to open Democratic primary seasonMejia is narrowly ahead of Malinowski, with votes still to be counted in the special primary.CRED 85BAL 70 PORTRAYS MEJIA: NEUTRAL
CNNFEB 5 · 7:00 AM ET
A US House special election in New Jersey becomes a Democratic testing groundMejia slightly led the unsettled primary count and discussed her reasons for entering the race.CRED 84BAL 75 PORTRAYS MEJIA: NEUTRALCNN · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
UNRATED · 2 · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM

How outlets portrayed Mejia

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 2 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 7 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral.

2 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. FEB 5: Left 0, Center 3, Right 0. FEB 6: Left 0, Center 5, Right 2. FEB 7: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 8: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 9: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 10: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.

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