El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 50% 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 El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 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 El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls biased?

El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls 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 El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 El-Sayed leads Rogers by up to 7 points in Michigan Senate polls?

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 are the latest poll results for the Michigan Senate race?

A Susquehanna Polling and Research poll shows Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 7 points, 46% to 39%. A separate AARP poll indicates a narrower statewide lead for El-Sayed, with 48% support compared to Rogers' 47%.

How do different voter groups break down in the polls?

In the Susquehanna poll, El-Sayed leads 91% to 0% with Democrats and 46% to 24% with Independents. Rogers leads 90% to 2% with Republicans. The AARP poll showed Rogers leading among voters 50 and older, while El-Sayed led among those under 50.

What issues are being highlighted in the campaign coverage?

Coverage mentions El-Sayed's proposal for Medicare for All and his criticism of Israel. Rogers is reported to be campaigning for Democratic voters and Jewish voters. The involvement of Hasan Piker and the pro-Israel group AIPAC have also been noted.