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How outlets cover Flanagan · Oct 9 – Oct 13, 2026

Poll Shows Flanagan Leading Tafoya in Minnesota Senate Race

Polling puts Flanagan ahead of Tafoya in Minnesota’s Senate race. Center coverage stresses a poll’s margin and error range; right-leaning coverage also highlights Tafoya’s competitiveness and criticism of Flanagan’s remarks.

Lead article · The Hill · CENTERFlanagan leads Tafoya by 4 points in new Minnesota Senate poll
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Coverage reports Flanagan leading Tafoya in polling for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race.

Center outlets focus on a poll’s four-point lead and its error range. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Tafoya’s competitiveness and, in another article, mocking reactions to Flanagan’s remarks about her Ojibwe name.

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 78
“A close polling lead”

The Hill reports Flanagan four points ahead while noting the margin is within the poll’s error range.

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The HillOCT 12 · 11:38 AM ET
Flanagan leads Tafoya by 4 points in new Minnesota Senate pollA new poll puts Flanagan four points ahead of Republican candidate Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s Senate race.CRED 78BAL 75 PORTRAYS FLANAGAN: NEUTRAL
ForbesOCT 11 · 8:00 PM ET
Hottest 2026 Midterm Races -- Democrat Peggy Flanagan Narrowly Leads Republican Michele Tafoya In Minnesota (Updated Daily)Peggy Flanagan is narrowly ahead of Michele Tafoya in a Minnesota Senate poll.CRED 77BAL 65 PORTRAYS FLANAGAN: NEUTRAL
UNRATED · 1 · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM

How outlets portrayed Flanagan

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: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. OCT 9: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 10: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 11: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. OCT 12: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. OCT 13: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

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