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South Carolina Senate Special Primary Sends Candidates to Runoff
South Carolina Republicans held a special primary for the Senate seat left vacant by Lindsey Graham’s death, sending Darline Graham and Ralph Norman to a runoff. Coverage ranges from a test of Trump’s influence to the runoff result and candidates’ priorities and campaign choices.
Lead article · The Guardian'Fiercely independent' South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham's Senate successor | South CarolinaOUTLETSOUTLETS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN20 RATED · 8 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME3% · AVG CRED 73
“A test of Trump’s GOP influence”
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
- Al Jazeera · What to know about South Carolina's election to replace Lindsey Graham | Politics NewsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- ABC7 San Francisco (original publisher not identified) · South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey GrahamORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- abc13 News (original publisher not identified) · South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey GrahamORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- ABC7 New York (original publisher not identified) · South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey GrahamORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- The Guardian · 'Fiercely independent' South Carolina votes on Lindsey Graham's Senate successor | South CarolinaNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- ABC Columbia (original publisher not identified) · South Carolina Republicans hold primary to pick Senate replacement for the late Lindsey GrahamORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- theyeshivaworld.com (original publisher not identified) · Darline Graham Tests Value of a Famous Name vs. Lack of Experience in South Carolina PrimaryORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News (original publisher not identified) · Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary - Boston News, Weather, SportsORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
People · 3 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Graham and Norman were named together by 9 of 28 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · SC · SENATOR
Sought the Republican nomination for the Senate seat after being appointed to serve the remainder of her brother’s term, advancing to a runoff.
NAMED BY 27 OF 28
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL12 OF 15 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 12 of 15 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 3 outlets.
R · SC-5 · REPRESENTATIVE
Entered the race for the vacant Senate seat, placed second in the projected primary results, and advanced to a runoff.
NAMED BY 10 OF 28
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL6 OF 7 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 6 of 7 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · SC-7 · REPRESENTATIVE
Sought the Republican nomination for the Senate seat as a sitting congressman; coverage also examined his campaign advertising spending.
NAMED BY 3 OF 28
LEFT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 5 DAYS
When each side picked it up
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LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 66H AFTER THE FIRST REPORTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 66H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first tue 5:40 am, 66 hours after the first report. center: 21 articles, first sat 11:55 am. right-leaning: 4 articles, first sat 10:50 pm. unrated: 9 articles, first sat 7:50 pm.
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