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Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party

A massive field, no clear frontrunners and one big scandal have turned the high-stakes battle into a head-scratcher Xavier Becerra arrived at Dulan’s on Crenshaw grinning like a man who couldn’t believe his luck. Joining him at the south Los Angeles soul food restaurant on a Tuesday morning in the...

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What happened Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party.
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The strongest left and right headlines share no substantive overlap.

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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftIs boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party

The Guardian US · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightOwner Of California ‘Trump House’ Fighting For Life After Brutal Attack

Conservative Brief · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Guardian USNews report · May 23, 12:00 PM

Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party

A massive field, no clear frontrunners and one big scandal have turned the high-stakes battle into a head-scratcher Xavier Becerra arrived at Dulan’s on Crenshaw grinning like a man who cou...

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R · RightLow
Conservative BriefNews report · May 23, 1:41 PM

Owner Of California ‘Trump House’ Fighting For Life After Brutal Attack

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L · LeftMixed
Daily KosNews report · May 22, 11:01 PM

Antonio Villaraigosa on his long-shot bid for California governor

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An exclusive interview with California gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa.

Open source
CL · Center-leftVery High
ProPublicaNews report · May 22, 10:00 AM

California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaints

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 22, 10:00 AM: ProPublica joined the source map.

May 22, 11:01 PM: Daily Kos joined the source map.

May 23, 12:00 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

May 23, 1:41 PM: Conservative Brief joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is needs review · outlier detected.