Midterms 15 Days Away: Coverage Looks at Race for Congress and Election Security
Photo: The New York TimesThe midterm elections are 15 days away as of Oct. 19, and early coverage turns on who is winning the race for Congress and whether the voting will be secure. The New York Times published an overview of the state of play in the contest for Congress. The Dispatch released a live podcast episode asking whether the elections will be secure. The available material gives no poll figures, race ratings or details of specific security concerns.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative or independent outlets had. The New York Times, on the left, leads with a horse-race question, who is ahead in the congressional contest, as a snapshot 15 days out. The Dispatch, in the alternative group, leads with election security in a podcast. Both treat the approaching midterms as the subject; they differ in emphasis, competitive standing versus security. Neither excerpt names sources or gives specific findings.
How the sides differ Left sources survey the race for Congress; alternative sources focus on election security; right sources have not covered it.
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The New York Times offers a state-of-play overview 15 days before the midterms, leading with the question of who is winning the race for Congress. No individual voices appear in the excerpt.
The Dispatch leads with a podcast asking whether the midterm elections will be secure, shifting attention from the contest's standings to how the voting will be run. No guests or sources are named.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.