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Colom wins: Mississippi picks another senator

Daily Kos and WJW The Hill / Nexstar News Nation describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedScott Colom's historic win caps more than a week of the nation watching to see if Mississippi would join a national blue wave.
What changedThe left frames it as "Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi’s Senate race". The center frames it as "Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 12 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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32WORDING GAP

12 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi’s Senate race". The center frames it as "Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate seat".

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Nov 11, 10:56 PM: Daily Kos joined the source map.

Nov 11, 10:59 PM: NBC News - Politics joined the source map.

Nov 11, 11:01 PM: Mississippi Today joined the source map.

Nov 11, 11:01 PM: PBS NewsHour - Politics joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 32/99 and story health is live match · 12 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
Mississippi Today1h ago

Colom wins: Mississippi picks another senator

Scott Colom's historic win caps more than a week of the nation watching to see if Mississippi would join a national blue wave.

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Time1h ago

Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State's First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982

Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.

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Center ·News report
Washington's Top News (WTOP)27m ago

The Latest: Democrat Scott Colom wins election to US Senate from Mississippi

Democrat Scott Colom won election to the U.S. Senate representing Mississippi, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday. Colom will be Mississippi’s first Black senator...

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Center ·News report
Al Jazeera English2h ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins closely watched US Senate race in Mississippi

The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.

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Center ·News report
CNBC1h ago

Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith

Scott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

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Center ·News report
France 2443m ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi

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Financial Times45m ago

Scott Colom wins historic Senate race in Mississippi

Democrat becomes the first Black person to represent the state since Reconstruction era

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NBC News - Politics1h ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race, breaking the GOP’s grip on the state

In a major upset, Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen.

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PBS NewsHour - Politics1h ago

Scott Colom wins Senate election in Mississippi

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state...

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Washington Post Politics53m ago

Democrat Scott Colom wins Senate race in Mississippi

He’ll be the first Black senator from the state since the end of Reconstruction.

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