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Senate Leadership Fund Shifts North Carolina Spending to Kansas

The Senate Leadership Fund redirected planned Senate spending from North Carolina toward Kansas, affecting the races involving Michael Whatley, Roy Cooper, Adam Hamilton and Roger Marshall. Coverage differs on whether to emphasize the pullback from Whatley’s race or the effort to support Marshall.

Lead article · PBS · CENTERAP report: Senate Republicans move cash from North Carolina to Kansas as battle for majority shifts
Image · PBS
OUTLETS
1917 RATED
ARTICLES
20
SPAN
4DAYS
AVG CRED
69MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN17 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 4 PEOPLE

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

Marshall and Hamilton were named together by 8 of 19 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
Michael Whatley
R · NC

Faced a Republican outside-spending pullback in North Carolina as the group redirected planned advertising toward Kansas.

NAMED BY 13 OF 19
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL6 OF 6 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 6 of 6 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
Roger Marshall
R · KS · SENATOR

Sought reelection in Kansas as Republican groups redirected planned spending to support his increasingly competitive race.

NAMED BY 12 OF 19
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 6 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 6 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
Adam Hamilton
D · KS

Challenged Marshall in Kansas as the race grew more competitive and Republican groups redirected planned spending there.

NAMED BY 8 OF 19
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 5 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 5 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Roy Cooper
D · NC

Ran as Whatley's Democratic opponent in North Carolina, where polls cited in coverage put him ahead.

NAMED BY 6 OF 19
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 4 articles, first fri 10:27 am. center: 9 articles, first fri 11:51 am. right-leaning: 5 articles, first fri 10:27 am. unrated: 2 articles, first fri 2:10 pm.

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