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Roy Cooper Wins North Carolina Senate Seat, Flipping It for Democrats

Former Gov. Roy Cooper defeated former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in North Carolina's open Senate race.

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  • Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in North Carolina's Senate race, according to projections.
  • Cooper will succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
  • The result marks the first Democratic Senate win in North Carolina since 2008.
  • Republicans shifted ad spending away from North Carolina in the closing weeks of the campaign.
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Far left

Calls the race a Democratic pickup

Raw Story: Trump’s handpicked RNC chief crushed in North Carolina as Dems flip key Senate seat

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Left-leaning outlets frame Cooper's win as a decisive Democratic flip, pointing to Trump's role in pushing Tillis to retire and Republicans' failure to recruit a strong candidate.

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Progressive and socialist outlets such as Common Dreams, Democracy Now and Truthout. Usually focuses on corporate power, workers, inequality and anti-war positions.

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Far right: Calls the seat a flip against Trump's pick

Left

Notes Cooper flipped a key Senate seat

NBC News (Politics): Former Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina’s Senate race, flipping the seat for Democrats

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Center-left outlets report Cooper's win as a crucial Democratic flip that boosts the party's bid for a Senate majority, noting Republican super PACs canceled ad spending as Cooper led in polls.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Reports Democrats flipped a GOP-held seat

Right

Reports Democrats flipped a GOP-held seat

Fox News (Politics): Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally

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Right-leaning outlets frame Cooper's victory as a Democratic flip in a battleground state Trump won three times, highlighting voter frustration over the cost of living and the Iran war.

How they tell it · 3 articles
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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Notes Cooper flipped a key Senate seat

Far right

Calls the seat a flip against Trump's pick

The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper Flips NC Senate Seat Against Trump-Endorsed Michael Whatley

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Far-right outlets frame Cooper's win over Trump-endorsed Whatley as a Democratic flip in a state that had elected Republicans, citing NBC's projection.

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Who's in this lane

Hard-right outlets such as Breitbart, Newsmax and The Gateway Pundit. Usually focuses on national strength, immigration, distrust of institutions and strong support for Trump.

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Far left: Calls the race a Democratic pickup

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