Democrat wins South Carolina Senate race

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Democrat wins South Carolina Senate race

Nov 3, 9 PM ET to Nov 4, 1 AM ET · 3 outlets not rated for lean

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Nov 3, 9 PM ETfirst on a front page: Alternet
Nov 3, 9 PM ETfirst on TV: BBC News
Nov 3, 9 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Nov 4, 12 AM ETpeak: on 62 front pages

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“First flip of the night”1
“Wow, wow, wow”1
“A Monumental Upset”1

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✏️ 47 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

AP (3 wordings): “Cooper flips Senate seat in North Carolina as Democrats win in Georgia and New Hampshire” → “Kansas Democrats hope Adam Hamilton can harness Trump fatigue to oust Republican Sen. Roger Marshall”
Alternet (3 wordings): “North Carolina Senate seat flips to the Dems” → “South Carolina Senate seat flips to Democrat who defeated Darline Graham”
Axios (3 wordings): “Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat” → “Kansas elects first Democratic senator in 94 years”
BBC (2 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina Senate seat from Republicans” → “South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades”
Bloomberg (3 wordings): “Democrats Flip First Senate Seat as Cooper Wins North Carolina” → “Democrat Hamilton Flips Kansas Senate Seat, DDHQ Projects”
Breitbart (3 wordings): “Democrat Wins SC Senate Race” → “Rep. Chris Pappas Wins New Hampshire Senate Race”
CBS News (4 wordings): “Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for Democrats” → “Adam Hamilton wins Kansas Senate race in another Democratic upset”
Chicago Tribune (2 wordings): “Democrats aim to take the Senate after wins in Georgia and North Carolina” → “Texas Senate race: Republicans’ grip on seat is on the line in close race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico”
Financial Times (2 wordings): “Democrats clinch battleground Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina” → “Democrats score victories from Texas to South Carolina as blue wave sweeps US”
Fox News (3 wordings): “Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally” → “Democrat seize House control in stunning blue tsunami, vow retribution against Trump admin”
HuffPost (3 wordings): “Democrat Annie Andrews Wins South Carolina Senate Race In Once-Unthinkable Upset” → “DEMS SWEEP SENATE & HOUSE”
Just the News (2 wordings): “Florida Republicans fall short in bid to flip a second House seat” → “Annie Andrews win in SC propels Dems to 12-5 lead in Senate battles”
Mediaite (2 wordings): “Democrat Annie Andrews Lands Seismic Win Over Darline Graham in South Carolina” → “Democrat Adam Hamilton Ousts Kansas Republican Roger Marshall to Flip Senate Seat”
Mother Jones (3 wordings): “Democrats Flip Seat in Deep-Red Western North Carolina” → “Democrats Win the Senate”
NPR (3 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seat” → “Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat”
New York Post (3 wordings): “Dem Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat, beats Trump pick Michael Whatley” → “Adam Hamilton becomes first Democrat in 94 years to win Senate election in Kansas”
New York Times (3 wordings): “Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat” → “Adam Hamilton Wins: How Kansas Finally Elected a Democratic Senator”
News Nation (3 wordings): “Live results: Annie Andrews defeats Darline Graham for South Carolina Senate seat” → “Live results: James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race”
Newsmax (2 wordings): “Andrews Defeats Graham to Flip South Carolina Senate Seat” → “Dem Hamilton Ends 94-Year GOP Senate Grip on Kansas”
Newsweek (2 wordings): “Annie Andrews Beats Darline Graham, Delivering South Carolina Shock” → “Senate Election Results: Democrats Win Majority After Flips in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina”
One America News Network (3 wordings): “N.C. flips blue: Cooper wins Senate seat” → “S.C.: Annie Andrews celebrates Senate win in victory speech”
Raw Story (2 wordings): “Trump’s handpicked RNC chief crushed in North Carolina as Dems flip key Senate seat” → “Stunning upset in deep red South Carolina as Darline Graham falls to Annie Andrews”
Red State (2 wordings): “Darline Graham Falls in SC Senate Race, but Republicans Retain Control of Governorship” → “James Talarico Flips Texas”
Reuters (3 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper flips Republican-held US Senate seat in North Carolina” → “Adam Hamilton becomes first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Kansas in 94 years”
Rolling Stone (2 wordings): “Shocker Democrat Annie Andrews Upsets Darline Graham to Win South Carolina Senate Seat” → “Democrat Annie Andrews Upsets Darline Graham to Win South Carolina Senate Seat”
Scripps News (4 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race” → “Democrat Adam Hamilton pulls off upset in Kansas Senate race”
Star Tribune (2 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate seat, flipping a key GOP-held seat” → “Democrat Annie Andrews wins US Senate election in South Carolina over Republican Darline Graham”
Talking Points Memo (2 wordings): “Roy Cooper Wins North Carolina, First Senate Seat of the Night to Flip to Dems” → “Dems Flip North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Iowa and KANSAS in Historic Night”
The 19th (2 wordings): “Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat” → “James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat in race focused on masculinity and anti-trans attacks”
The Blaze (2 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper sails to victory in North Carolina” → “Darline Graham loses Lindsey Graham's South Carolina seat to pediatrician”
The Daily Caller (2 wordings): “Democrat Annie Andrews Defeats Lindsey Graham’s Sister Darline Graham In South Carolina Senate Race” → “Adam Hamilton Becomes First Dem To Win Red State Since FDR Era”
The Daily Signal (3 wordings): “BATTLE FOR CONGRESS: Democrats Flip a Senate Seat in North Carolina” → “BATTLE FOR CONGRESS: Dems Capture Senate, Flipping Seats in 6 Red States”
The Daily Wire (2 wordings): “Trump-Endorsed Darline Graham Goes Down As Democrats Flip Longtime GOP Senate Seat” → “Democrat Adam Hamilton Stuns GOP, Flips Senate Seat For First Time Since Before WW2”
The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper Flips Senate Seat With Win in North Carolina” → “Democrat Annie Andrews Defeats GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Race”
The Gateway Pundit (3 wordings): “BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper Flips NC Senate Seat Against Trump-Endorsed Michael Whatley” → “Hamilton Beats Republican Roger Marshall – Flips Senate Seat in Red State Kansas”
The Guardian (2 wordings): “Roy Cooper wins Senate race in North Carolina, flipping seat for Democrats” → “Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat held by Republicans since 1998”
The Hill (4 wordings): “Former Gov. Roy Cooper flips Senate seat blue in North Carolina” → “Schumer exults over Democratic Senate: ‘Wow, wow, wow’”
The National Desk (3 wordings): “Roy Cooper wins US Senate seat in North Carolina, AP projects” → “Adam Hamilton becomes first Democratic senator from Kansas in nearly 100 years”
The New Republic (2 wordings): “Democrats Win South Carolina Senate as Lindsey Graham’s Sister Flops” → “Democrats Win Senate Majority in Huge Blow to Trump”
The Post Millennial (4 wordings): “BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper wins Senate in North Carolina, flips GOP-held seat” → “BREAKING: Democrat Adam Hamilton unseats GOP Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas”
The Washington Sun (3 wordings): “Roy Cooper Flips a Key Senate Seat in North Carolina” → “Kansas Just Elected a Democratic Senator for the First Time in Nearly 100 Years”
The Washington Times (2 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper flips open North Carolina Senate seat” → “Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat, thwarting GOP's pick to succeed late Lindsey Graham”
The Western Journal (2 wordings): “Breaking: Darline Graham Fumbles Senate Seat Republicans Have Held Since the 1960s as Annie Andrews Scores Big Upset” → “Breaking: Democrats Flip Senate Seat in State Trump Won by Double Digits”
Time (3 wordings): “Live Updates: Democrats Flip Senate Seat in North Carolina” → “Talarico Wins Texas Senate Seat in Major Upset”
USA Today (3 wordings): “Former Gov. Roy Cooper flips North Carolina's open Senate seat, a crucial win in Democrats' quest to take the Senate, NBC and AP report” → “Adam Hamilton wins Kansas Senate seat, ending a nearly 100-year losing streak for Democrats, DDHQ and CNN report”
Washington Examiner (4 wordings): “Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race” → “Hamilton topples Marshall and flips Kansas Senate seat blue”
Yahoo News (3 wordings): “Democrat Roy Cooper flips N.C. Senate seat after Republican Thom Tillis opted not to run again” → “Democrat Annie Andrews pulls off stunning Senate upset in South Carolina”

📰 Every outlet's headline 60left to right by AllSides rating

Alternet🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET North Carolina Senate seat flips to the Dems
HuffPost🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrat Annie Andrews Wins South Carolina Senate Race In Once-Unthinkable Upset
MSNBC🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET ‘First flip of the night’: MS NOW hosts react as Cooper wins North Carolina Senate seat
Mother Jones🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrats Flip Seat in Deep-Red Western North Carolina
Raw Story🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Trump’s handpicked RNC chief crushed in North Carolina as Dems flip key Senate seat
Rolling Stone🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Shocker Democrat Annie Andrews Upsets Darline Graham to Win South Carolina Senate Seat
Salon🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Andrews defeats Graham in South Carolina Senate shocker
Slate🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET James Talarico Turned Texas Blue. Here’s Why This Senate Race Was Different.
The Daily Beast🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Dems Flip Red State in Humiliating Blow to Trump
The Daily Kos🕒 Nov 4, 12 AM ET Democrat Adam Hamilton flips Kansas’ Senate seat
The Guardian🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Roy Cooper wins Senate race in North Carolina, flipping seat for Democrats
The New Republic🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrats Win South Carolina Senate as Lindsey Graham’s Sister Flops
AP🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Cooper flips Senate seat in North Carolina as Democrats win in Georgia and New Hampshire
Axios🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat
CBS News🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for Democrats
Mediaite🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Annie Andrews Lands Seismic Win Over Darline Graham in South Carolina
NBC News🕒 Nov 3, 7 PM ET Democrats push into deep red states to flip Senate
NPR🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seat
New York Times🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat
PBS NewsHour🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET WATCH: Roy Cooper speaks after flipping North Carolina Senate seat for Democrats
Star Tribune🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate seat, flipping a key GOP-held seat
The Independent🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrat flips key senate seat as Trump's agenda at stake
The Washington Post🕒 Nov 4, 12 AM ET Senator-elect Annie Andrews gives a victory speech in South Carolina.
Time🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Live Updates: Democrats Flip Senate Seat in North Carolina
USA Today🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Former Gov. Roy Cooper flips North Carolina's open Senate seat, a crucial win in Democrats' quest to take the Senate, NBC and AP report
Vanity Fair🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Annie Andrews Flips South Carolina In Senate Race Against Lindsey Graham's Sister
Yahoo News🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper flips N.C. Senate seat after Republican Thom Tillis opted not to run again
BBC🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina Senate seat from Republicans
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrats Flip First Senate Seat as Cooper Wins North Carolina
Chicago Tribune🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrats aim to take the Senate after wins in Georgia and North Carolina
Financial Times🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrats clinch battleground Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina
Forbes🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Midterm Election Results (Live Updates): Democrat Roy Cooper Wins North Carolina—First Senate Seat Flipped
News Nation🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Live results: Annie Andrews defeats Darline Graham for South Carolina Senate seat
Newsweek🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Annie Andrews Beats Darline Graham, Delivering South Carolina Shock
Reuters🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper flips Republican-held US Senate seat in North Carolina
Scripps News🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race
The Hill🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Former Gov. Roy Cooper flips Senate seat blue in North Carolina
Just the News🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Florida Republicans fall short in bid to flip a second House seat
The American Conservative🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Annie Andrews Wins SC Senate Race, Taking Lindsey Graham’s Former Seat
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper Flips Senate Seat With Win in North Carolina
The Washington Times🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper flips open North Carolina Senate seat
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race
Breitbart🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrat Wins SC Senate Race
Fox News🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally
New York Post🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Dem Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat, beats Trump pick Michael Whatley
Newsmax🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Andrews Defeats Graham to Flip South Carolina Senate Seat
OAN🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET N.C. flips blue: Cooper wins Senate seat
Red State🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Darline Graham Falls in SC Senate Race, but Republicans Retain Control of Governorship
The Blaze🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Roy Cooper sails to victory in North Carolina
The Daily Caller🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrat Annie Andrews Defeats Lindsey Graham’s Sister Darline Graham In South Carolina Senate Race
The Daily Signal🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET BATTLE FOR CONGRESS: Democrats Flip a Senate Seat in North Carolina
The Daily Wire🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Trump-Endorsed Darline Graham Goes Down As Democrats Flip Longtime GOP Senate Seat
The Gateway Pundit🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper Flips NC Senate Seat Against Trump-Endorsed Michael Whatley
The National Desk🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Roy Cooper wins US Senate seat in North Carolina, AP projects
The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper wins Senate in North Carolina, flips GOP-held seat
The Western Journal🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Breaking: Darline Graham Fumbles Senate Seat Republicans Have Held Since the 1960s as Annie Andrews Scores Big Upset
Townhall🕒 Nov 3, 11 PM ET Democrat Annie Andrews Flips South Carolina Senate Seat Blue
Talking Points Memo🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Roy Cooper Wins North Carolina, First Senate Seat of the Night to Flip to Dems
The 19th🕒 Nov 3, 10 PM ET Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat
The Washington Sun🕒 Nov 3, 9 PM ET Roy Cooper Flips a Key Senate Seat in North Carolina

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