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Tillis Defends McConnell's Capacity to Serve

Tillis defended McConnell’s ability to serve, saying his mind remained sharp amid scrutiny of his health and Senate absence. Coverage ranges from emphasizing Tillis’s response to questions about stepping down to focusing on McConnell’s health and recovery.

Lead article · The Hill · CENTERTillis says McConnell’s brain is ‘as sharp as it ever was’
Image · The Hill
OUTLETS
77 RATED
ARTICLES
103 COPIES
SPAN
45HOURS
AVG CRED
58MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN7 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME30% · AVG CRED 64
“A combative defense under scrutiny”
TOP HEADLINE · MOST CREDIBLE OUTLETThe Daily Beast · Yahoo NewsWED 1:32 PMGOP Senator Delivers Bonkers Take on Mitch McConnellTillisMixedMcConnellInformationalCRED 71THE DAILY BEAST · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
1 MORE LEFT
Raw StoryTUE 12:12 PMTillis cut off by fed-up MS NOW host in clash over Blanche: 'Not going to say that here'TillisMixedCRED 562 ARTICLES FROM RAW STORY
People · 2 MEMBERS

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

Tillis and McConnell were named together by 6 of 7 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
R · NC · SENATOR

Defended McConnell’s ability to serve, saying his mind remained sharp amid questions about his health and absence.

NAMED BY 7 OF 7
LEFT
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
R · KY · RULES AND ADMINISTRATION CHAIR

Returned to the Senate after an extended absence and was the subject of Tillis’s defense of his ability to complete his term.

NAMED BY 6 OF 7
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.
Timeline · 45 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 29H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 3 articles, first tue 12:12 pm. center: 6 articles, first tue 11:50 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first wed 5:11 pm, 29 hours after the first report.

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