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Minnesota Fraud Scandal Becomes a Campaign Issue
Republicans are making a Minnesota fraud scandal a campaign issue as Senate candidates Michele Tafoya and Margaret Flanagan trade criticism. Coverage centers on its possible electoral significance and their competing arguments.
Lead article · Associated Press · CENTERRepublicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue stateOUTLETSOUTLETS
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How each side told it
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“Fraud scandal as campaign opening”
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Winnipeg Free Press (original publisher not identified)WED 5:15 PMRepublicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue stateTafoyaMixedFlanaganMixedCRED 91myMotherLode.com - The Mother Lode's Local News, Sports, Weather, Movies, Classifieds, Yellow Pages, Real Estate (original publisher not identified)WED 7:27 PMRepublicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue stateTafoyaMixedFlanaganMixedCRED 89WDIV (original publisher not identified)WED 4:35 PMRepublicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue stateTafoyaMixedFlanaganMixedCRED 87
People · 2 PEOPLE
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Tafoya and Flanagan were named together by 7 of 8 outlets. Counted by outlet.
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Won the Republican Senate nomination and argued the fraud scandal could mobilize voters and create an opening for Republicans.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED8 OF 8 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 8 of 8 outlets.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
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Criticized Republicans’ focus on the fraud scandal, said they should answer for corruption, and linked Tafoya to Trump.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED7 OF 7 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 7 of 7 outlets.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 20 HOURS
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When each side picked it up. center: 8 articles, first wed 4:35 pm.
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