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Scott Colom win in Mississippi Senate race hits close to home for some in Chicago area

WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) reaches for "historic" where ABC7chicago.com stays flat.

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What happened Scott Colom's win in the Mississippi Senate race hit close to home for some in the Chicago area.
The headline split ABC7chicago.com frames it as "Scott Colom win in Mississippi Senate race hits close to home for some in Chicago area". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Black voters view Scott Colom's historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi's raci...".
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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 12, 10:54 PM

Scott Colom win in Mississippi Senate race hits close to home for some in Chicago area

Scott Colom's win in the Mississippi Senate race hit close to home for some in the Chicago area.

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The Hill - CampaignNews report · Nov 13, 1:06 AM

Trump on Colom's Mississippi Senate win: 'I give him a lot of credit'

President Trump reacted Thursday to Sen.-elect Scott Colom’s (D) upset victory in the Mississippi Senate race, giving credit to the Democrat for his efforts to win over Republican voters. “...

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 12, 11:33 PM

Black voters view Scott Colom's historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi's racial legacy

Scott Colom's election win in Mississippi means he will be the first Black man to represent the Deep South state in the U.S. Senate in nearly 150 years.

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Nov 12, 10:54 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Nov 12, 11:33 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

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Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.