Frozen corpus · 11 sources

Evidence snapshot

The source bodies captured at publish time for Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota cleared the ballot for independents; Montana's nominee stayed on it, and nine outlets can't agree what to call any of them. — each with the quoted spans highlighted at their character offsets. This is the frozen record the audit was checked against.

Source 1 — HuffPostThe Democrats' Secret Weapon In Red States? Not Running At All.
Source 2 — Roll CallSouth Dakota Democratic nominee exits Senate race, bolstering independent rival
Source 3 — The Associated Press (via Breitbart)Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
Source 4 — The Spokesman-ReviewDemocrat David Roth to withdraw from Idaho Senate race, leaving independent Todd Achilles to face GOP Sen. Jim Risch
Source 5 — Washington ExaminerDemocrats' independent gamble hits major roadblock in Montana
Source 6 — NOTUSAre Montana Democrats Abandoning Their Own Candidate?
Source 7 — The Washington PostDemocrats abandon deep-red state Senate races, boosting independents
Source 8 — RedStateDemocrats Try to Save Themselves by Breaking Independent and Culling Aged Incumbents
Source 9 — Washington ExaminerSouth Dakota Democratic Senate nominee Julian Beaudion drops out
Source 10 — The Washington TimesDemocrat quits Senate race in South Dakota, boosts the independent candidate in deep-red state
Source 11 — Roll CallIdaho Democrat is latest Senate nominee to drop out in boost to independent rival