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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points and both headlines leaning only modestly left. NPR framed Ossoff in aspirational, strategic terms — describing him as having "found a formula to excite Democrats" — casting him in a quiet-hero role emerging from low-profile work. The Guardian's headline focused on a specific controversy, noting that Ossoff "slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent's ex-staffer," which placed Ossoff in a sympathetic victim-versus-antagonist frame while highlighting alleged misconduct tied to his opponent's camp. Both outlets thus portrayed Ossoff favorably, but through different lenses: NPR emphasized his political effectiveness and appeal to his own base, while the Guardian emphasized his response to racially charged attacks. Neither headline offered a critical or skeptical angle on Ossoff himself, and no outlet provided a meaningfully rightward counterframe to contrast against.