Abortion, ICE and socialism spark fireworks in swing state governor debate: 5 top moments
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3 outlets (Fox News, The Hill and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “governor”, “debate”, “Wisconsin”, “tangle”. Distinct wording: Fox News uses “fireworks” and “socialism”; The Hill uses “takeaways” and “Tiffany”; NBC News uses “candidates” and “election”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Fox News reports: “Republican Tom Tiffany pointed to a 20-week abortion limit while Democrat David Crowley declined to name a gestational cutoff in their debate.”
- The Hill reports: “Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany faced off in their first and only debate in the race to succeed retiring Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D). Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, an…”
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- Fox News: Abortion, ICE and socialism spark fireworks in swing state governor debate: 5 top moments
- The Hill: Tiffany, Crowley tangle in only Wisconsin governor's debate: 3 takeaways
- NBC News: Wisconsin governor candidates tangle over the economy, Trump and the 2020 election
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