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South Carolina Senate rivals spar over Iran, AI and Trump in debate
Annie Andrews and Darline Graham are running to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the winner will make history as the first female senator elected from South Carolina.
What the coverage shows
All five outlets frame the story as a tense South Carolina Senate debate between Darline Graham and Annie Andrews, and The Hill, the New York Times and the Washington Post all emphasize it as the candidates’ only or first scheduled debate. NBC News is the only outlet to foreground the broader stakes, saying the winner would be South Carolina’s first female senator, while its headline alone highlights Iran, AI and Trump as the main debate themes. Newsweek is the only one to isolate a name-related exchange, and The Hill and the New York Times both single out accusations about socialism and Trump.
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