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Ashley HinsonR · IA-2
How outlets cover Hinson · Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2026

Ashley Hinson Denies Husband Is a Shadow Lobbyist at Iowa Debate

So far two left-leaning and center outlets have covered this. No right-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

Lead article · Raw Story · LEFTGOP candidate disputes 'shadow lobbyist' husband report: 'He works in our basement'
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Ashley Hinson R · IA-2
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 43% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · RAW STORY

At an Iowa Senate debate, Rep. Ashley Hinson denied that her husband is a “shadow lobbyist” for the insurance industry. The dispute follows reporting about his financial interest in an insurance brokerage and his work with an insurance trade group.

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Raw StoryOCT 8 · 10:01 AM ET
GOP candidate disputes 'shadow lobbyist' husband report: 'He works in our basement'Hinson denied at a Senate debate that her husband was a lobbyist for the insurance industry.CRED 57BAL 55 PORTRAYS HINSON: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Hinson

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

Left: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. OCT 7: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. OCT 8: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.

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