Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools'

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools'?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 71% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools' left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools' biased?

Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools' is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools'?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Collins attack ad suggests rival lacks Senate 'tools'?

9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is Senator Susan Collins' new attack ad about?

The ad features broadcaster Bill Green and suggests that Democratic candidate Troy Jackson is not qualified for the U.S. Senate due to his working-class background. Green states that Jackson "doesn't have the tools he needs to be effective" for the Senate.

How did Troy Jackson respond to the ad?

Troy Jackson responded by stating that he understands the struggles of Mainers, including the difficulty of affording heating. He indicated that his lived experience would inform his work in the Senate to fight for working people.

What do polls say about the race between Collins and Jackson?

A Marist University poll showed Troy Jackson leading Susan Collins by 2 points. Daily Kos reported an Echelon Insights poll showing Collins trailing Jackson by 7 points, though this poll was not mentioned in the centre-rated reports.