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Nov 11 · Democrat Scott Colom defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, flipping the Senate seat
CNBC: CNBC cites the AP call, Cindy Hyde-Smith's concession video and Chuck Schumer's post.
Grade A (90/100). Article: CNBC on Scott Colom's Mississippi Senate win
Lehrer score 90/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ("I respect the decision of Mississippi voters") and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ("Blue Mississippi is here") are quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: both parties heard: Hyde-Smith's concession video and Schumer's post on X; +2 context: background or what came before: "Alaska is the only remaining Senate election to be called"; Colom "will be the first Black senator from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era"; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Two sources close to Colom's campaign said Hyde-Smith called him late Wednesday afternoon to concede"). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.
What we checked: "Two sources close to Colom's campaign said Hyde-Smith called him late Wednesday afternoon to concede"
Splits: Article: CNBC on Scott Colom's Mississippi Senate win
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