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Tale of 2 midterms: Republican redistricting 'backfired' while Democrats 'exceeded all expectations'
Following a resounding Midterm election defeat, Is MAGA Losing Its Grip on the Republican Party? Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Bryan Lanza, Republican strategist and Partner in Mercury's Washington DC office. "The big thing about MAGA was confrontation, in your face," explained Lanza.
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What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the story as a broad Democratic sweep, with Wired, Ben Shapiro and Fox all emphasizing the scale of the midterm gains, and CNBC and France 24 adding their own angles on what the results mean for Republicans. Fox stands out for centering the social-media reaction, while NBC News is the only outlet here to foreground Nikki Haley’s post-election message to both parties. Al Jazeera is alone in tying the coverage to market gains and Trump accepting the results.
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