Candidates Continue to Prepare for Midterm Elections
We ran the numbers: There are 1,306 news articles covering this topic. 42% (545) are left-leaning, 39% (512) are centrist, and 19% (249) are right-leaning.
Candidates continue to prepare and differentiate themselves ahead of the midterm elections. While left-leaning articles highlight special election wins and their significance for the midterms, right-leaning articles highlight current Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ confidence about winning again.
AP published a centrist article reporting on how U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, a 66-year-old moderate who served as Florida’s Republican governor a decade ago, won the Democrat primary to challenge DeSantis. Democrats plan to center the race on DeSantis and blunt his momentum before an expected presidential run in 2024. Crist called DeSantis “abusive,” “dangerous,” and a “bully” in his victory speech.
A left-leaning article from Politico focuses on how Democrat Pat Ryan won a special election in upstate New York. The election was seen as a good and final temperature check ahead of the November elections. While Ryan focused his race as a referendum on abortion rights, his Republican opponent focused on inflation and the economy.
A right-leaning article from Fox News focuses on how DeSantis touted his record as Florida governor. DeSantis believes that “we have the wind at our back” ahead of November.