DFL trifecta 2.0: Democrats win full control of Minnesota government
3 outlets (CBS News, NYT 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: “full”, “Democrats”, “control”, “State”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “government” and “Minnesota”; NYT uses “Democratic” and “Country”; NBC News uses “governments” and “expanding”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Democrats flipped the Minnesota House and won the governor's race, returning the DFL to a trifecta after two years of divided government. The results, however, remain unofficial.”
- NYT reports: “Democrats won control of state governments in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and won chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.”
- NBC News reports: “The party won the governor’s office and both legislative chambers in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”
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- CBS News: DFL trifecta 2.0: Democrats win full control of Minnesota government
- NYT: The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country
- NBC News: Democrats gain full control of five state governments, further expanding their power
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