Kansas, Maine Senate races neck and neck: CNN poll
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2 outlets (The Hill and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Maine”, “Senate”, “neck”, “poll”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “CNN”; Fox News uses “Democrats” and “Michigan”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “Democrats have narrow leads in two key Senate contests with just a few days until the election, new polls show. New surveys conducted by CNN/SSRS released Thursday found Democrats ahead in the Kans…”
- Fox News reports: “High-profile Senate races in Maine, Texas, Michigan and Kansas are extremely tight, with Democrats leading in all four according to a new CNN poll.”
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- The Hill: Kansas, Maine Senate races neck and neck: CNN poll
- Fox News: Maine, Kansas Senate races neck and neck as Democrats lead in Texas, Michigan, poll shows
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