Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side |

What the coverage shows

All three outlets frame the story as a California billionaire-tax fight with broader significance, and all mention that the measure is dividing Democrats or California voters. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground top Democrats fighting the tax and explicitly describe a corporate-progressive divide, while The Economist keeps the focus on the measure’s national stakes. The Los Angeles Times’ coverage is more varied: one piece focuses on influencer campaigning, and another says the proposal could affect sports team owners.

Written by Crossfiled from the 1 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.