Texas Senate race: New poll shows Jasmine Crockett could beat Ken Paxton
A Hart Research poll showed Crockett ahead of Ken Paxton in a hypothetical general-election matchup.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The reporting is attributed to Adam Powell of the El Paso Times, an established regional newspaper. The page identifies the author and original outlet, though the article gives little information about the poll's methods.
- Source type — Reporting is attributed to an established regional newspaper.
- Author attribution — A named reporter and his El Paso Times affiliation are given.
- Transparency — The page identifies the poll organization but provides no methodology details.
The article identifies the polling organization and presents relevant race context, but provides no sample size, field dates, margin of error, or other methodology. Most of the campaign context comes from candidate or campaign statements.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes context about both parties' contests and statements from Crockett and Paxton, but offers limited independent scrutiny and no details to assess the poll's reliability.
- Source diversity — Both candidates' campaign statements appear, but no independent polling expert or opposing campaign response is included.
- Counterarguments presented — The article notes Crockett's primary contest and Paxton's lead over Cornyn, providing some countervailing race context.
- Omitted context — Poll methodology and numerical results are not supplied.
The article uses straightforward language to report polling and campaign activity, with statements from both candidates and no clear ideological framing.
- Language tone — The wording is primarily descriptive and does not use strongly evaluative language.
- Source selection — The article includes comments from Crockett and Paxton, though it does not provide outside analysis of the poll.
- Framing — The central framing is the reported poll result and the candidates' positions in their respective primaries.
Republished with credit
Republished from El Paso Times, with credit to the original publisher.
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A Hart Research poll found Jasmine Crockett leading Ken Paxton in a hypothetical Texas Senate general-election matchup. The article also describes their respective campaign activity and notes that the Republican primary may go to a runoff.
The article reports that a Hart Research poll showed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett beating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a hypothetical general-election matchup for the Senate seat held by John Cornyn. It says Paxton was polling ahead of Cornyn in the Republican primary, which could go to a runoff. Crockett said her campaign work and support among several voter groups made her a strong candidate; the article also says voters surveyed were unmoved by negative ads of the kind that could target her if she wins the primary.
The article describes Crockett's tight primary contest with James Talarico and says a recent television appearance had raised his name recognition and campaign funds. It also reports that Paxton's campaign released an ad featuring Charlie Kirk and quotes Paxton describing the contest as a fight against the “radical Left.”
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Crockett in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crockett’s record.
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Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSColbert interviewed Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, while Crockett said she had not been invited. CBS said it had not barred the interview and had provided equal-time guidance. Left-leaning outlets focus on Crockett’s account that network concerns about political retaliation shaped the episode. Center outlets emphasize equal-time guidance and report both Crockett’s criticism of the FCC and Bartlett’s claim she was treated unfairly. Right-leaning outlets stress competing claims over whether Crockett was unfairly sidelined or accusations about the interview were unfounded.
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