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Elections & Campaigns#5 THAT WEEK ↗

Melat Kiros Defeats Diana DeGette in Colorado Democratic Primary

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 4 left-leaning, 10 center and 2 right-leaning.

Lead article · The Intercept · LEFT29-Year Incumbent Sweats Reelection Amid Socialist Surge
Image · The Intercept
OUTLETS
1616 RATED
ARTICLES
214 COPIES
SPAN
7DAYS
AVG CRED
73HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN16 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 4 PEOPLE

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

Kiros and Bennet were named together by 2 of 16 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
Melat Kiros
D · CO

Melat Kiros defeated longtime incumbent Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.

NAMED BY 13 OF 16
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 4 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 4 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL8 OF 8 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 8 of 8 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
Michael F. Bennet
D · CO · SENATOR

Bennet is competing for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, a race that could affect his Senate seat.

NAMED BY 6 OF 16
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
Diana DeGette
D · CO-1 · REPRESENTATIVE

DeGette is defending her seat as Kiros’ challenge becomes a closely watched test for Colorado progressives.

NAMED BY 6 OF 16
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
John W. Hickenlooper
D · CO · SENATOR

Hickenlooper defeated state Sen. Julie Gonzales to win his party’s Senate nomination.

NAMED BY 2 OF 16
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 7 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 51H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 5 articles, first jun 30 · 4:51 am, 46 hours after the first report. center: 13 articles, first jun 28 · 6:30 am. right-leaning: 3 articles, first jun 30 · 9:55 am, 51 hours after the first report.

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