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How outlets cover Sununu · Feb 1 – Feb 4, 2026

Trump Endorses John Sununu for New Hampshire Senate Race

Donald Trump endorsed John Sununu in New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary. Coverage differs mainly in emphasis: center outlets include rivals’ responses and general-election context, while right-leaning outlets stress the boost to Sununu.

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Outlets agree that Donald Trump endorsed John Sununu in New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary, where Sununu is competing with Scott Brown.

Center outlets generally pair the endorsement with rivals’ responses and the wider contest with Democrat Chris Pappas. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the endorsement as a boost to Sununu; Fox News also cites his polling and fundraising advantages.

Outlets by lean

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“An endorsement with wider stakes”

Center coverage presents the endorsement as helping Sununu’s primary position while including rivals’ reactions and the general-election contest with Chris Pappas.

10 CENTER ARTICLES
NBC NewsFEB 1 · 5:56 PM ET
Trump endorses John Sununu in New Hampshire senate raceTrump endorsed Sununu over other Republican contenders in the New Hampshire Senate race.CRED 85BAL 70 PORTRAYS SUNUNU: NEUTRALNBC NEWS · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
The Boston GlobeFEB 1 · 3:15 PM ET
Trump endorses John Sununu for US Senate in N.H., not Scott BrownTrump endorsed Sununu, who thanked him as he seeks the Republican nomination for Senate.CRED 82BAL 80 PORTRAYS SUNUNU: NEUTRAL2 ARTICLES FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE
PoliticoFEB 1 · 5:00 PM ET
Trump endorses John E. Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race over Scott BrownTrump endorsed Sununu in the Republican primary, where Sununu is competing against Scott Brown.CRED 81BAL 75 PORTRAYS SUNUNU: NEUTRALPOLITICO · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS

How outlets portrayed Sununu

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: 1 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 6 neutral. Right: 1 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. FEB 1: Left 0, Center 7, Right 2. FEB 2: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0. FEB 3: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 4: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.

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