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FRAMING Axios and Salon emphasized GOP Manipulation, Democratic Crossover; Washington Examiner emphasized Republican Unity, Midterm Optimism.
WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT
- ▸Trump told the audience, "I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot." — Fox News Politics, Washington Examiner
LEFT / CENTER-LEFT
- ▸Organizers sought "walk away" figures — disillusioned Democrats — to push the message that Democrats are too extreme. — Axios
- ▸Fetterman's 64-second video called himself a "common-sense Democrat" and praised McCormick and Trump. — Axios
- ▸Trump asked the GOP crowd to raise their hands and pledge to vote — and to "try and cheat like hell." — Salon
RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT
- ▸Trump declared in Dallas that losing Congress would mean "so much can be lost," framing the midterms as a referendum on his agenda. — Washington Examiner
- ▸Trump's nearly two-hour Dallas speech was seen as a sign of how much he has at stake in the midterms. — Washington Examiner