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Democratic candidate suspends campaign for Alaska governor

WJW The Hill / Nexstar News Nation and 100 Percent Fed Up describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The former state senator endorsed his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Both candidates advanced to the general election in Alaska’s open primary earlier this month.
The headline split The center frames it as "Democratic candidate suspends campaign for Alaska governor". The right frames it as "Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Suspends Campaign".
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CenterDemocratic candidate suspends campaign for Alaska governor

WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation · Center · News report

Right / center-rightDemocratic Gubernatorial Candidate Suspends Campaign

100 Percent Fed Up · Right · News report

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Aug 30, 4:23 AM

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Suspends Campaign

Tom Begich, a Democratic candidate running for Alaska governor, announced he is suspending his campaign. The former state senator endorsed […]

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Aug 29, 10:37 PM

Democratic candidate suspends campaign for Alaska governor

The former state senator endorsed his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Both candidates advanced to the general election in Alaska’s open primary earlier this...

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Details45/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
45/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 29, 10:37 PM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Aug 30, 4:23 AM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 45/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.