Libertarians could siphon Republican support in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “control”, “Senate”, “Libertarians”, “fight”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “Republican” and “support”; ABC News uses “Republicans'” and “chances”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Third-party Libertarian candidates threaten to siphon votes from Republicans in competitive states and could imperil the party's chances of holding its narrow majority over Democrats.”
- ABC News reports: “Libertarian candidates in highly competitive U.S. Senate races could play spoiler in a year the Senate majority hangs in the balance”
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- PBS NewsHour: Libertarians could siphon Republican support in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate
- ABC News: Libertarians could spoil Republicans' chances in the fight for control of the US Senate
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