SPIN·DETECTOR

How the coverage framed it

Coverage of the New Hampshire Senate primary results spanned a moderate bias spread, with the most notable framing differences appearing between the Boston Globe's analysis piece and the Washington Examiner. On the left end, the Globe's analytical headline — "Progressives missed a window" — carried mild sympathetic framing toward progressive candidates, implying they deserved a better outcome. The New York Times landed closer to center with "The Establishment Pulls Through," a factual characterization of the results without ideological tilt. At the right end, the Washington Examiner's headline focused entirely on a Republican attack ad, presenting the charge that Chris Pappas is a "liar" without visible critical distance — a framing that uncritically amplifies Republican campaign messaging. Meanwhile, straightforward factual reporting from NBC and a second Boston Globe headline showed no ideological signal at all. The clearest divide, then, is between progressive-sympathetic analysis on the left and attack-framing amplification on the right.