Crossfiled4 outlets · filed 26 October 2026
Trump campaigns in South Carolina as Senate race is surprisingly close
The critical Senate race in South Carolina is closer than expected, and President Trump stopped there with six days to go until the midterms. Weijia Jiang has more.
What the coverage shows
All four outlets frame the story as a close South Carolina Senate race, but they emphasize different angles. CBS News and NBC News foreground Trump’s stop in the state, with NBC calling it a “rescue mission” and CBS saying he campaigned there as the race was “surprisingly close.” The Guardian US focuses on a poll showing the contest tied, while the New York Times is the only outlet here to spotlight Darline Graham’s support from the data center industry and the role of a new super PAC.
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