How outlets cover John Cornyn R · TX · SEN · May 14, 2026
Cornyn and Paxton Campaigns Air Negative Ads in Senate Runoff
Cornyn and Paxton are campaigning through negative ads in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, with Cornyn-aligned groups spending more. The coverage shares that focus, though the left-leaning article portrays Cornyn favorably and center reports also discuss polling and the final push.
Lead article · KERA · CENTERCornyn and Paxton bury each other in negative ads as Senate GOP runoff enters final stretchJohn Cornyn and Ken Paxton are competing in the Texas Republican Senate runoff amid negative ads from both sides and greater spending by Cornyn-aligned groups.
Left-leaning outlets emphasize the attack-ad contest and Cornyn-aligned groups’ spending edge, with Cornyn portrayed favorably. Center outlets cover the same contest in a largely reportorial way, also discussing polling, fundraising or the campaigns’ final push.
Outlets by lean
6 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
San Antonio Current describes competing negative ads and the pro-Cornyn spending edge, while portraying Cornyn favorably.
How it looks for Cornyn, by side
6 OF 7 ARTICLESLeft: 1 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 2 mixed, 3 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
MAY 14Articles per day by side. MAY 14: Left 1, Center 5, Right 0.
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No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.