I know someone who mistakenly sent the same manuscript (a research report) to the same journal but different editors

I know someone who mistakenly sent the same manuscript (a research report) to the same journal but different editors. (There was one editor for the western portion of the United States and one editor for the eastern portion.) After having the manuscript reviewed, one editor accepted it (pending revisions) and one editor rejected it outright. Discuss factors that might contribute to an author’s receiving opposing publication decisions for the same research report. (The manuscript was ultimately rejected.)