Democrats seek control of Congress as US midterm voting approaches
How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.
OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN
HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 6 HEADLINES
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25 Oct, 06:18 UTC
Democratic prospects rise as legal fight erupts over Alaska Senate race
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25 Oct, 12:14 UTC
Democrats gain ground as Republicans defend key Senate seats ahead of midterms
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26 Oct, 06:17 UTC
Democrats Favored in House as Senate Fight Remains Uncertain Ahead of Midterms
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26 Oct, 12:20 UTC
Democrats seek control of Congress as 2026 midterms approach
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29 Oct, 12:19 UTC
Democrats Lead Congressional Polling as Costs Dominate US Midterm Campaign
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30 Oct, 00:20 UTC
Democrats seek control of Congress as US midterm voting approaches
WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER
From the first reports to the latest
- Donald Trump · 14 outlets
- Joe Biden · 5 outlets
- James Talarico · 5 outlets
- Ken Paxton · 5 outlets
- But Trump · 4 outlets
- Elon Musk · 4 outlets
- Mike Rogers · 3 outlets
- Ilhan Omar · 3 outlets
Entered the story later
- Customs Enforcement · from 15 Oct 21:02, 4 outlets
- In Alaska · from 16 Oct 21:22, 3 outlets
- Mary Peltola · from 16 Oct 21:22, 3 outlets
- Dan Sullivan · from 16 Oct 21:22, 3 outlets
- Sheldon Whitehouse · from 16 Oct 21:22, 3 outlets
- $2,000 household · from 16 Oct 21:22, 2 outlets
- 100% renewable energy · from 16 Oct 21:22, 2 outlets
- 54% voters · from 16 Oct 21:22, 2 outlets
Figures reported with different numbers
- said they: 19% (2 from 16 Oct 21:22) → 23% (1 from 23 Oct 16:48) → 11% (1 from 28 Oct 16:57) → 44% (1 from 28 Oct 16:57) → 21% (1 from 28 Oct 16:57)
- cent chance: 90 (1 from 26 Oct 04:48) → 63 (1 from 26 Oct 04:48) → 92.9 (1 from 29 Oct 22:00) → 73.9 (1 from 29 Oct 22:00)
- seats up: 435 (2 from 13 Oct 05:02) → 35 (1 from 30 Oct 07:54)
- voters saying: 63% (2 from 16 Oct 21:22) → 36% (1 from 30 Oct 10:00)
- registered voters: 1,000 (1 from 27 Oct 22:40) → 1,280 (1 from 28 Oct 16:57) → 10 (1 from 30 Oct 07:54)
Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.