How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?
Topics: Texas Politics
2 outlets (The Guardian US and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Senate”. Distinct wording: The Guardian US uses “fireball-red” and “Republicans”; Axios uses “WIPEOUT” and “LOSES”. The Guardian US frames it as a question. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Guardian US reports: “Bitter postmortem under way as party comes to terms with Darline Graham’s stunning loss to Annie AndrewsIt’s not that Shane Brown somehow didn’t know about the US Senate election in South Carolina.…”
- Axios reports: “Republicans lost deep-red Senate seats in South Carolina, Kansas and Texas as well as House seats nationwide, AP projects, giving Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.Why it matters: Pres…”
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- The Guardian US: How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?
- Axios: WIPEOUT: GOP LOSES HOUSE AND SENATE
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