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Mississippi Senate race still uncalled as ballot deadlines pass
The Mississippi Senate race between incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom remains uncalled one week after the election, with ballot deadlines arriving Tuesday.[9, 17] Colom's lead grew to 2,604 votes, according to the Associated Press, with over 95 percent of the vote counted as of Tuesday.[11, 13] Tuesday was the deadline for provisional ballots to be resolved and for the receipt of mail-in absentee ballots.[9]
Raw Story reported that thousands of voters were scrambling to make sure their ballots count after a voter roll purge overseen by the state's Republican secretary of state kept them out of precinct poll books on Election Day.[6] Hyde-Smith said she was "feeling very optimistic" about her reelection odds despite trailing.[11] County clerks have until Nov. 13 to certify the election.[13]
Covered by The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times and 8 more
Read first Hyde-Smith ‘feeling very optimistic’ despite trailing in Mississippi vote count
Where accounts differ (1)
- FramingRaw Story framed the race as on a "knife's edge" with thousands of ballots at risk of being thrown out after a voter roll purge, while The Washington Times described it neutrally as a race whose winner is "still undetermined as ballot deadlines arrive."[6, 17]
- Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 10, 7:22 a.m. ET Red state Senate race on knife’s edge as thousands of ballots risk being thrown out
Thousands of Mississippi voters are scrambling to make sure their ballots count after a voter roll purge overseen by the state’s Republican secretary of state kept them out of precinct poll books on Election Day – and…
- The Washington Times · Right · Nov 10, 2:28 p.m. ET Mississippi Senate race winner still undetermined as ballot deadlines arrive
The Mississippi Senate race between incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom has yet to be called one week after the election.
- Raw Story · Leans left · Nov 10, 7:22 a.m. ET Red state Senate race on knife’s edge as thousands of ballots risk being thrown out
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 10 rated outlets that covered it, 5 are left of center, 4 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: NewsOne (−1.18), AlterNet (−1.16), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70).
- Center: Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
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