The one GOP incumbent who’s poised to defy the odds in midterms bloodbath

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story around Republican midterm trouble, but The Independent foregrounds Susan Collins as the one GOP incumbent it says is poised to survive the “bloodbath,” while CNN leads on GOP fears more generally. The Independent’s extract is focused on Collins and Maine, and CNN’s extract is the only one that mentions a White House ally warning of a “bloodbath” and a $5 million super PAC push in South Carolina.

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