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Troy Jackson Wins Maine Democratic Senate Nomination

Maine Democrats selected Troy Jackson as their Senate nominee after Graham Platner withdrew, setting up a race against Susan Collins. Coverage diverges between Jackson’s labor-backed appeal and scrutiny of the replacement and his record.

Lead article · The Boston Globe · CENTERTroy Jackson faces Susan Collins in 100-day Maine Senate race
Image · The Boston Globe
OUTLETS
7363 RATED
ARTICLES
9012 COPIES
SPAN
4DAYS
AVG CRED
74HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN63 RATED · 10 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Jackson and Collins were named together by 16 of 73 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD

Won the Maine Democrats’ Senate nomination after Platner withdrew, setting up a general-election race against Collins.

NAMED BY 73 OF 73
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 6 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 6 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL46 OF 48 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 46 of 48 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL7 OF 9 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 7 of 9 outlets.
R · ME · APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR

Faced Jackson as the incumbent he will challenge in the general election.

NAMED BY 16 OF 73
LEFT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL9 OF 10 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 9 of 10 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 30H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 7 articles, first fri 5:40 am. center: 57 articles, first fri 3:45 pm. right-leaning: 12 articles, first sat 11:31 am, 30 hours after the first report. unrated: 14 articles, first sat 12:00 am.

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