Massive upset: Andrews downs Trump-backed Graham in ruby-red South Carolina

What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as Roy Cooper’s victory flipping a North Carolina Senate seat for Democrats, with NPR, Axios, CBS News, AP, BBC, France 24 and the New York Times all using that basic angle. Fox News is more specific about Cooper defeating Michael Whatley and notes GOP-aligned groups pulled spending, while The Independent uniquely adds that Cooper is the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 18 years. Al Jazeera’s extract is the briefest, and the New York Times separately frames the result in the context of Democrats needing several seats for a majority.

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