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Bill Cassidy Finishes Third in Louisiana Republican Senate Primary

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 7 left-leaning, 68 center and 23 right-leaning.

Lead article · WDIV · CENTERSen. Cassidy battles Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana Republican primary
Image · WDIV
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11098 RATED
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The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN98 RATED · 12 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 4 MEMBERS

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

Cassidy and Letlow were named together by 44 of 110 outlets. Counted by outlet.

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R · LA · HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS CHAIR

Cassidy lost his bid for another Senate term after a campaign shaped by his past impeachment vote and Trump’s attacks.

NAMED BY 101 OF 110
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL7 OF 7 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 7 of 7 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL61 OF 61 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 61 of 61 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL22 OF 22 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 22 of 22 outlets.
R · LA-5 · REPRESENTATIVE

Letlow advanced to the runoff after winning support from Trump and finishing ahead of Cassidy.

NAMED BY 49 OF 110
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL32 OF 32 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 32 of 32 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL9 OF 9 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 9 of 9 outlets.
R · KY-4 · REPRESENTATIVE

Massie is preparing to face Trump-backed Ed Gallrein in a closely watched Kentucky primary.

NAMED BY 13 OF 110
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 7 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 7 outlets (4 informational · 3 bad).
RIGHT
▼ MOSTLY BAD5 OF 6 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 5 of 6 outlets.
R · LA · SENATOR

Kennedy said Trump's endorsement influenced the primary and cited confusion over Louisiana's closed-primary system.

NAMED BY 4 OF 110
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED4 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 4 of 4 outlets.
Timeline · 10 DAYS

When each side picked it up

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 53H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 9 articles, first may 15 · 3:13 pm, 53 hours after the first report. center: 96 articles, first may 13 · 10:36 am. right-leaning: 36 articles, first may 14 · 5:55 am, 19 hours after the first report. unrated: 15 articles, first may 13 · 3:15 pm.

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