How Troy Jackson Defeated Susan Collins in Maine, Ending Her 30 Year Senate Career
Topics: Maine Senate Race
2 outlets (NYT and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Susan”, “Jackson”, “Maine”, “Troy”. Distinct wording: NYT uses “Defeated” and “Senate”; PBS NewsHour uses “Democrat” and “concedes”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NYT reports: “Troy Jackson, a former Democratic state lawmaker, upset Senator Susan Collins, a Republican who had served the state for 30 years.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Jackson won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing Maine, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.”
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- NYT: How Troy Jackson Defeated Susan Collins in Maine, Ending Her 30 Year Senate Career
- PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Democrat Troy Jackson speaks after Maine Sen. Susan Collins concedes
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