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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Sep 10, 8:31 AM
Rhode Island's Democratic governor suffers landslide primary loss
Gov. Dan Mc Kee became the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018.
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Rhode Island's Democratic governor suffers landslide primary loss
ABC News - Politics and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Gov. Dan Mc Kee became the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018.
The headline split The left frames it as "Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. Mc Kee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a...". The center frames it as "Rhode Island's Democratic governor suffers landslide primary loss".
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Left / center-leftFoulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. Mc Kee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
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CenterRhode Island's Democratic governor suffers landslide primary loss
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ABC News - PoliticsNews report · Sep 10, 7:54 AM
Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. Mc Kee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
Helena Foulkes has defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan Mc Kee in the state’s Democratic primary, ending his bid for a second full term
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