How outlets cover Jasmine Crockett D · TX-30 · Feb 2 – Feb 5, 2026
Jasmine Crockett's Texas Senate Bid Draws Debate
Jasmine Crockett is seeking the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas. Coverage differs between the racial dimensions of a dispute over James Talarico's alleged comment and arguments over Crockett's electability.
Lead article · NBC News · CENTERViral dispute over 'mediocre' comment exposes racial divides in Democrats' Texas Senate primaryCommunity verdict
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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.
The articles discuss Jasmine Crockett's bid for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
Center outlets frame the episode around racial divisions raised by the viral allegation and report Talarico's response and Allred's criticism. Right-leaning outlets split: one emphasizes the dispute, Allred's endorsement and the tight race, while the other centers Martin's defense of Crockett's competitiveness against critics.
Outlets by lean
3 RATEDCompare by side
NBC News frames the viral allegation as exposing racial divisions and reports Talarico's response and Allred's criticism.
How outlets portrayed Crockett, by side
3 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 1 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 2 – 5Articles per day by side. FEB 2: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. FEB 3: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. FEB 4: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 5: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.