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Poll Shows James Talarico Leading Cornyn and Paxton in Texas Senate Race

A Texas poll put Talarico ahead of Cornyn and Paxton in hypothetical Senate matchups. Coverage differs over the poll’s reliability; Fox News instead focuses on calls for Talarico to condemn his pastor’s sermon.

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A Texas poll found James Talarico ahead of John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in hypothetical U.S. Senate matchups. Reports also note the leads were within the poll’s margin of error.

Left-leaning outlets describe the leads as narrow and within the margin of error. Center outlets report the results descriptively, with some adding margin-of-error caveats or runoff context. Right-leaning outlets question the poll’s reliability, while Fox News instead focuses on calls for Talarico to condemn his pastor’s sermon.

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“Leads tempered by uncertainty”

San Antonio Current describes the leads as narrow and within the survey’s margin of error.

San Antonio Current (cites Texas Tribune)APR 28 · 12:32 PM ET

Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate raceThe poll found Talarico narrowly ahead of both potential Republican opponents in hypothetical general-election matchups.CRED 71BAL 70 INFORMATIONAL

Center

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“Factual results, added caveats”

Center outlets report the findings descriptively, with some noting margins of error, the Republican runoff, or historical context.

Texas TribuneAPR 28 · 12:15 PM ET

New poll: Democrat James Talarico leads both Republicans in Texas US Senate raceA new poll found Talarico leading both Republican contenders in hypothetical general-election matchups.CRED 79BAL 70 INFORMATIONALTEXAS TRIBUNE · REPUBLISHED BY SALON

Houston Public Media (cites Texas Tribune)APR 28 · 9:35 AM ET

Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new poll of Texas' U.S. Senate raceTwo polls put Talarico ahead of both Republican contenders in hypothetical general-election matchups.CRED 79BAL 80 INFORMATIONAL

FOX 7 AustinAPR 28 · 1:41 PM ET

Talarico leads Paxton, Cornyn in new US Senate race pollA new poll shows Talarico leading John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in hypothetical Senate matchups.CRED 73BAL 65 INFORMATIONAL

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“Questioning the poll, pressing Talarico”

Townhall.com questions the poll’s reliability, while another article focuses on calls for Talarico to condemn his pastor’s sermon.

Fox NewsAPR 28 · 10:30 AM ET

Talarico torched after pastor's 'disgusting' Trump shooting remark as Cornyn says 'Texans should be outraged'The article examines calls for Talarico to condemn his pastor’s sermon and cites his statement against political violence.CRED 69BAL 40 GOODFOX NEWS · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS

townhall.comAPR 28 · 5:15 PM ET

New Poll Shows James Talarico Leading Ken Paxton and John Cornyn – but There's a ProblemA poll shows Talarico leading two Republican candidates in hypothetical Texas Senate matchups, though the author questions the poll’s reliability.CRED 44BAL 35 INFORMATIONAL

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