Mississippi Senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith remains uncalled with Colom narrowly leading
Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just over 1,800 ballots with 96% of votes counted as of Thursday evening. The Associated Press has not called the race as mail-in ballots continue to arrive. Hyde-Smith has claimed confidence in victory while the Mississippi GOP chair said the party would accept a Colom win if laws are followed.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Examiner
The Hill
NBC News
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Mississippi Democrat's lead continues to widen as race remains uncalled
Horse-race detail with legal-battle setup · neutral
NBC News
Scott Colom blasts Democrats for not investing more in Mississippi
Colom's criticism of national Democrats · negative
First to report
- NBC Newsfirst
- The Hill+1.3 h
- Washington Examiner+16.8 h
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The split, in one line
One outlet centers Hyde-Smith's provisional-ballot demands and looming legal fight, another centers the GOP chair pledging to accept the result, and a third centers Colom criticizing his own party's investment.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Mississippi GOP chair says party will accept Colom victory should he win”
“Scott Colom blasts Democrats for not investing more in Mississippi”
“Mississippi Democrat's lead continues to widen as race remains uncalled”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith by just over 1,800 ballots with 96% of votes counted
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