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Hinson and Turek Hold First Iowa Senate Debate

Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek held their first debate in Iowa’s open U.S. Senate race, discussing policy and their records. Coverage differs on campaign labels, policy exchanges and accusations over legislative attendance and per diems.

Lead article · The New York Times · CENTER5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate
Image · The New York Times
OUTLETS
2621 RATED
ARTICLES
291 COPY
SPAN
32HOURS
AVG CRED
77HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN21 RATED · 5 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Hinson and Turek were named together by 24 of 26 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
R · IA-2 · REPRESENTATIVE

Defended her record and Trump-backed policies while challenging Turek’s positions and campaign claims.

NAMED BY 26 OF 26
LEFT
▼11 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 critical.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL16 OF 19 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 16 of 19 outlets.
RIGHT
●11 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 neutral.

Criticized Hinson’s support for Trump’s policies and outlined positions on immigration and Social Security.

NAMED BY 24 OF 26
LEFT
▲11 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 favorable.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL16 OF 17 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 16 of 17 outlets.
RIGHT
●11 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 neutral.
Timeline · 32 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 24H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first wed 7:15 pm, 12 hours after the first report. center: 22 articles, first wed 6:46 am. right-leaning: 1 article, first thu 7:07 am, 24 hours after the first report. unrated: 5 articles, first wed 11:16 pm.

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