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Republicans Score Rare Midterms Victory by Flipping House Seat

Mediaite reaches for "victory" where The Seattle Times stays flat.

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What happened Republicans Score Rare Midterms Victory by Flipping House Seat.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ex-Maine governor flips House seat in a rare midterm win for Republicans". The right frames it as "Republicans Score Rare Midterms Victory by Flipping House Seat".
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Left / center-leftEx-Maine governor flips House seat in a rare midterm win for Republicans

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightRepublicans Score Rare Midterms Victory by Flipping House Seat

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MediaiteNews report · Nov 13, 2:19 AM

Republicans Score Rare Midterms Victory by Flipping House Seat

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Amidst a Democratic Party midterm victory so big many dubbed it a bluenami, Republicans enjoyed a rare victory in Maine by flipping a House seat. The post Republicans Score Rare Midterms Vi...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Nov 13, 3:01 AM

Ex-Maine governor flips House seat in a rare midterm win for Republicans

Paul Le Page defeated a progressive Democrat, Matt Dunlap, in the state’s rural Second Congressional District.

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Nov 13, 2:19 AM: Mediaite joined the source map.

Nov 13, 3:01 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.