Virginia Primaries, Georgia and Alabama Runoffs Results
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We ran the numbers: There are 4,214 news articles covering this topic. 41% (1,761) are left leaning, 49% (2,073) are center, and 9% (380) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, polls closed for Republican primaries in Virginia and runoffs in Georgia and Alabama. While left-leaning articles underscore female wins in Virginia GOP primaries, right-leaning articles highlight the varied effects of Trump’s endorsements on candidates' electoral success.
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post highlights the two women chosen to take on female Democratic Representatives Elaine Luria and Abigail Spanberger in November: State Senator Jen A. Kiggans and Prince William County Board Supervisor Yesli Vega. The article notes that Republican voters believed women would be more likely to defeat the Democratic incumbents in the House.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Katie Britt secured the Alabama GOP nomination for the Senate, beating U.S. Representative Mo Brooks. Trump-endorsed Britt won over Brooks, whose Trump endorsement was rescinded in March.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights the defeat of Trump-endorsed candidates in Georgia GOP congressional primary runoff elections. The article notes that while Trump’s preferred candidates fared in the runoffs, the election winners were also pro-Trump politicians favoring the America First movement.
From the left
Va. Republicans pick two women to take on Luria, Spanberger in November
The Washington Post