How outlets cover Cindy Hyde-Smith R · MS · SEN · Aug 7, 2026
Scott Colom Challenges Cindy Hyde-Smith for Senate Seat
Scott Colom is challenging Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s Senate seat. The coverage centers on whether turnout and the state’s electorate can make his underdog bid competitive.
Lead article · Associated Press · CENTERWill Mississippi send a Black Democrat to the US Senate? Scott Colom says don't count him outScott Colom, a Democrat, is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Mississippi’s Senate seat. The coverage describes Colom as arguing that turnout and voter concerns could make the race competitive, while Hyde-Smith’s campaign defends her record and portrays him as too liberal.
Center outlets present Colom’s challenge as an underdog bid that could become competitive through turnout, while examining the state’s electorate, the campaigns’ arguments and the race’s potential Senate-control stakes.
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Center outlets describe Colom as an underdog making a case for competitiveness through turnout, while examining the electorate and the campaigns’ competing claims.
How it looks for Hyde-Smith, by side
10 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 9 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
When each side covered it
AUG 7Articles per day by side. AUG 7: Left 0, Center 10, Right 0.
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