Trump and Obama Rally in Michigan for Rival Senate Candidates Ahead of Midterms
Photo: NBC NewsPresident Trump and former President Barack Obama both held events in Michigan over the weekend, rallying supporters in the battleground state ahead of the midterm elections. Each campaigned for a rival Senate candidate in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races, and they brought competing messages to Michigan voters as Election Day nears. The visits came as both men were rallying supporters in battleground states. Separately, new CBS News polling ahead of the midterms shows Democrats with a slight edge to win the majority in the House of Representatives.
Left-leaning outlets NBC News and CBS News both lead with the dual Michigan appearances. NBC's headline places Trump and Obama together in key battleground states, with Shaquille Brewster reporting from Michigan. CBS puts its new poll first in the headline, then adds the Michigan rallies. Its reporter Nikole Killion is joined by Ravi Gupta, a former Obama administration official, who analyzes the latest developments. Neither excerpt mentions the Senate race or the rival candidates. NewsNation, an alternative outlet, differs from both by centering the Michigan Senate contest and the competing messages, and it does not cite the poll. All three agree that Trump and Obama were in Michigan ahead of the midterms. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had, focusing on the rallies, the House poll and the Senate race.
How the sides differ Left sources pair the Michigan rallies with House polling; alternative sources focus on the Senate race; right sources have not covered it.
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NBC News leads with both leaders rallying in Michigan, with reporter Shaquille Brewster. CBS News leads with its House poll, with Nikole Killion and former Obama administration official Ravi Gupta.
NewsNation focuses on the Michigan Senate race, saying Trump and Obama campaigned for rival candidates with competing messages as Election Day nears. It does not mention polling.
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.