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Comer Reports Expected September Return for McConnell
Comer relayed staff expectations that McConnell would return in September, and a commentator called on him to return or resign. Left-leaning coverage casts doubt on Comer’s account; center coverage focuses on the demand and McConnell’s expected return.
Lead article · Daily Mail · CENTERFox News commentator rants that Mitch McConnell needs to come back to work or quit after months of illnessOUTLETSOUTLETS
33 RATED3 RATED
ARTICLESARTICLES
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SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
27HOURSHOURS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN3 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME67% · AVG CRED 47
“Questioning Comer’s account”
1 MORE LEFT
Crooks and LiarsSUN 5:15 PMComer's McConnell Excuse Doesn't Even Fly On FoxComerBad lookMcConnellNeutralCRED 40
People · 2 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Comer and McConnell were named together by 1 of 3 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · KY-1 · OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM CHAIR
Relayed staff expectations that McConnell would return in September while acknowledging he had not spoken with him directly since the accident.
NAMED BY 2 OF 3
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 bad).
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · KY · RULES AND ADMINISTRATION CHAIR
Was the subject of reports about his Senate absence and expected September return, as well as calls to return to work or resign.
NAMED BY 2 OF 3
LEFT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 27 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YETRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first sat 7:16 pm. center: 1 article, first sun 10:10 pm, 27 hours after the first report.
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