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Xavier Becerra gets battered by Steve Hilton in debate — then resorts to desperate tactic

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What happened Xavier Becerra gets battered by Steve Hilton in debate — then resorts to desperate tactic.
The headline split The center frames it as "Xavier Becerra gets battered by Steve Hilton in debate — then resorts to desperate tactic". The right frames it as "Throw in the Damn TOWEL! LOL! Steve Hilton WORKED Xavier Becerra in CA Gubernatorial Deba...".
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CenterXavier Becerra gets battered by Steve Hilton in debate — then resorts to desperate tactic

AllSides · Center · News report

Right / center-rightThrow in the Damn TOWEL! LOL! Steve Hilton WORKED Xavier Becerra in CA Gubernatorial Debate (WATCH)

Twitchy · Right · News report

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TwitchyNews report · Oct 1, 12:40 PM

Throw in the Damn TOWEL! LOL! Steve Hilton WORKED Xavier Becerra in CA Gubernatorial Debate (WATCH)

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AllSidesNews report · Oct 1, 12:08 PM

Xavier Becerra gets battered by Steve Hilton in debate — then resorts to desperate tactic

Xavier Becerra may be ahead in the polls, but lost badly to Steve Hilton in Wednesday night's gubernatorial debate on CNN. Hilton, the Republican outsider, ran circles around Becerra, the D...

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Details66/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
66/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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