How outlets cover Ken Paxton · May 14, 2026
Cornyn and Paxton Run Negative Ads in Texas Senate Runoff
Cornyn and Paxton are trading negative ads in the Texas Republican Senate runoff. Their coverage shares that focus, with left-leaning outlets stressing Paxton’s response to Cornyn’s spending advantage and center outlets also detailing polling and fundraising.
Lead article · KERA · CENTERCornyn and Paxton bury each other in negative ads as Senate GOP runoff enters final stretchJohn Cornyn and Ken Paxton are exchanging negative ads in the final stretch of the Texas Republican Senate runoff, with Paxton challenging incumbent Cornyn.
Left-leaning outlets describe Paxton’s ads as a response to Cornyn’s better-funded campaign, including attacks on the incumbent’s record and positions. Center outlets likewise cover mutual attack ads, while also detailing the spending gap, polling and fundraising.
Outlets by lean
6 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
San Antonio Current presents Paxton’s ads as a response to Cornyn’s better-funded campaign and attacks on the incumbent’s record and positions.
How it looks for Paxton, by side
6 OF 7 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 1 bad, 1 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.