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Senate Republicans Prepare for Possible Alito Supreme Court Vacancy
Trump and Senate Republicans say they are prepared to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if Justice Samuel Alito retires. Coverage differs on whether the plan is partisan maneuvering or preparation to preserve a conservative court majority.
Lead article · WLT Report · RIGHTPresident Trump Says He Has Multi-Pick Supreme Court Plan Ready As Justice Eyes RetirementOUTLETSOUTLETS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN9 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME8% · AVG CRED 46
“Pre-election court strategy”
People · 4 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Thune and Grassley were named together by 3 of 11 outlets. Counted by outlet.
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R · SD · MAJORITY LEADER
Signaled that Senate Republicans were prepared to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the midterms if a vacancy arose.
NAMED BY 8 OF 11
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◆ MIXED5 OF 5 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 5 of 5 outlets.
R · IA · PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Said the Judiciary Committee was ready to process a nominee and identified Ted Cruz and Mike Lee as possible candidates.
NAMED BY 5 OF 11
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED5 OF 5 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 5 of 5 outlets.
R · TX · COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
Was named as a possible Supreme Court nominee and said he preferred to remain in the Senate.
NAMED BY 3 OF 11
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.
R · UT · ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CHAIR
Said he would consider a Supreme Court appointment if an opportunity arose.
NAMED BY 2 OF 11
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 6 DAYS
When each side picked it up
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When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first tue 2:51 pm. center: 1 article, first thu 11:57 pm, 60 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 9 articles, first tue 11:48 am. unrated: 2 articles, first tue 9:17 pm.
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