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Oct 28 · A New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrat Annie Andrews tied with Republican Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina as polls tighten in other Republican-held Senate seats
NewsNation: Several Senate races are shifting in unexpected ways in battleground states, with just six days remaining until the midterm elections.
Grade C (76/100). Board walk-through of Senate races shifting toward Democrats in Nebraska, Kansas and South Carolina and toward Republicans in Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan
C: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [1:15] 'It's the reason why Democrats are feeling really confident' (correspondent's own read, no source)
Splits: Board walk-through of Senate races shifting toward Democrats in Nebraska, Kansas and South Carolina and toward Republicans in Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan
Same story: CNN, The Megyn Kelly Show
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