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How outlets cover Paxton · Mar 4 – Mar 8, 2026

Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Texas Senate Runoff

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 3 left-leaning, 14 center and 6 right-leaning.

ARTICLES
28
OUTLETS
26
AVG CRED
69MEDIUM
AVG BAL
58SOME TILT
tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · ASSOCIATED PRESS

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a May 26 Republican Senate runoff after Cornyn narrowly led with votes still being counted. The costly contest is expected to intensify, while Republicans worry it could leave Democrats with a stronger chance in Texas.

Outlets by lean

23 RATED · 3 UNRATED

Compare by side

3 LEFT ARTICLES
Democracy Now!MAR 4 · 2:15 PM ET
Texas Primaries: Talarico Defeats Crockett; Cornyn, Paxton Headed to RunoffPaxton and John Cornyn were set to face each other in a May 26 runoff.CRED 74BAL 55 INFORMATIONAL
The New RepublicMAR 4 · 7:00 PM ET
Ken Paxton Is the Face of a Sea Change in the Republican PartyThe article presents Paxton’s legal campaign against ESG investing as evidence of a shift in conservative approaches to corporate regulation.CRED 63BAL 25 INFORMATIONAL
Raw StoryMAR 5 · 11:10 AM ET
MAGA candidate puts Trump on notice he won't drop out of Texas race: 'I'm staying in'Paxton says he will stay in the Senate runoff despite Trump’s expected effort to push the losing candidate to withdraw.CRED 56BAL 45 MIXED
UNRATED · 3 · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM

How it looks for Paxton

Left: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 2 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 15 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 7 informational.

3 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 4: Left 2, Center 14, Right 7. MAR 5: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 6: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 7: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 8: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.

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