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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of exactly 0.0 points separating the most-left from the most-right framing. All three outlets reported the arrest and its consequences in straightforward, factual terms, differing only in minor word choices rather than ideological emphasis. The Guardian focused on the campaign's conclusion with "ends campaign after arrest," while the AP described the same action as "suspends campaign after arrest" — a subtle distinction in finality, but neither phrase carries political coloring. CBS News was the most detail-specific, naming the candidate and adding "alleged drunk driving crash," with the word "alleged" appropriately hedging unproven claims. No outlet omitted the candidate's party affiliation in a way that could signal bias, and none used charged or evaluative language. The shared neutral framing treated this as a straightforward political and legal news event.