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How the coverage framed it

Both outlets covering this story leaned right, producing a narrow bias spread of just 0.5 points, meaning coverage was largely uniform in tone rather than ideologically divided. Neither headline offered neutral or clinical poll reporting; both framed Democratic openness to a military coup as alarming or extreme. The New York Post described it as a "stunning survey" and characterized respondents as being "fine with military coup," language that amplifies the result emotionally. The Federalist pushed considerably further, labeling Democrats "Death Wish Dems" and asserting they "Want Trump Dead Or Taken Out By Military Coup" — extreme charged language that goes well beyond what any poll question could directly establish. The shared framing across both outlets treats the poll findings as evidence of radical Democratic sentiment, differing mainly in degree of inflammatory language rather than in any fundamental editorial direction.