Musk Spends $7 Million in Ohio Senate Race as Republicans Worry About Turnout
Photo: The New York TimesElon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, is putting about $7 million into Ohio's Senate race to support Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who is in a tight contest to keep his seat. The spending comes as Republicans in the state worry about voter turnout. Meanwhile, some Republicans who had been making a jobs pitch to boost Husted have shifted to focus on socialism. The race remains close, and Republicans are adjusting both their spending and their messaging.
Right-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage, represented by The New York Times, leads with Republican concern about turnout and the change in campaign message from jobs to socialism. Alternative coverage, from Newsweek, leads with Musk's $7 million contribution and ties it to Republican turnout fears. Both agree Husted faces a tight race and that turnout worries Republicans. They differ mainly in emphasis: campaign messaging in one, outside money in the other.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Republican turnout worries and a message shift from jobs to socialism; alternative sources stress Musk's $7 million; right sources have not covered it.
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The New York Times leads with Republican worries about turnout and describes some Republicans shifting from a jobs pitch to a focus on socialism to help Husted in a tight race.
Newsweek leads with Elon Musk's $7 million investment in the Ohio Senate race to boost Husted, linking it to Republican turnout fears and describing the spending as costly.
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.