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Obama rallies for Ossoff and Bottoms in Georgia before Election Day
Former President Barack Obama campaigned with Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms at a rally outside Atlanta on Wednesday evening, less than a week before Election Day.[8, 21, 32 +1] The Daily Signal reported the rally was held in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta, while The Guardian described it as suburban Atlanta.[8, 32] Obama was stumping for Ossoff, who is seeking re-election to the Senate, and Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor running for governor.[8, 11, 21 +1]
Obama attacked President Donald Trump and the Republican Party at the rally, saying, "These are not serious people," according to The Guardian.[8] The Washington Examiner reported Obama also jabbed Trump over White House "arts and crafts," following earlier comments about Trump's ballroom and additions to the White House.[35] Ahead of the rally, the Georgia GOP launched a website highlighting what it called Ossoff's "failures" and ties to socialists, The Daily Signal reported.[32]
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Where accounts differ (1)
- FramingThe Guardian framed the rally as Obama offering "a closing argument for Democrats," while The Daily Signal framed Ossoff as someone who "masks his record and how he represents Georgians" and is popular among "the nation's socialists."[8, 32]
- The Daily Signal · Right · Oct 28, 3:35 p.m. ET Georgia GOP Launches Website Highlighting Ossoff’s ‘Failures,’ DSA Ties Ahead of Obama Rally
Sen. Jon Ossoff has become quite popular among the nation’s socialists, but one thing is clear: He masks his record and how he represents Georgians. Former President Barack Obama is set to campaign with Ossoff and…
- The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 28, 9:51 p.m. ET Obama brings star power for Democratic midterms to suburban Atlanta
Former US president comes to Georgia to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor Barack Obama, speaking at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta, offered a closing argument for…
- The Daily Signal · Right · Oct 28, 3:35 p.m. ET Georgia GOP Launches Website Highlighting Ossoff’s ‘Failures,’ DSA Ties Ahead of Obama Rally
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 26 rated outlets that covered it, 7 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 8 are center and 11 are right of center (9 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03).
- Leans left: The New Republic (−1.09), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), CBS News (−0.14), Mediaite (+0.04), Roll Call (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64), RealClearPolitics (+0.87).
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Daily Signal (+2.20), The Political Insider (+2.65), One America News Network (+2.69), Conservative Review (+2.76).
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