Cassidy's Defeat Shows Price of Obstruction in Trump's GOP
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Coverage diverges in framing and emphasis. NBC News and RealClearPolitics, despite differing biases, use nearly identical language, calling the loss “the price of dissent” and directly tying it to Cassidy’s impeachment vote. NBC emphasizes…
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<p>The senator lost his primary in Louisiana on Saturday, five years after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.</p><p> </p>
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9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 4 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 3 centre, 1 lean right, 1 right.
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- ▪ Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump over Jan. 6 riots, loses Republican primary — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in Jan. 6 impeachment, loses primary as president retains grip on GOP — ‘that’s what you get’ — Fortune
- ▪ Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican senator who voted to convict president — BBC News
- ▪ Cassidy's Defeat Shows the Price of Dissent in Trump's GOP — RealClearPolitics - Homepage
- ▪ Republican Senator Bill Cassidy pays the price for voting to convict Trump — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Sen. Bill Cassidy’s defeat shows the price of dissent in Trump’s Republican Party — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ Trump kicks Senator Bill Cassidy on impeachment while Louisianans vote — New York Post
- ▪ Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a primary for the first time since his Trump impeachment vote — NBC News — Top
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