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Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith
The Guardian US reaches for "historic" where CNBC stays flat.
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As of November 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedScott Colom will be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state since 1982, and Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win...". The center frames it as "Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith".
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Left / center-left‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live
The Guardian US · Center-left · News report
CenterScott Colom wins Mississippi Senate election over incumbent Republican Hyde-Smith
CNBC · Center · News report
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‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics live
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Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith Sign up for the Breaking News US email...
