How outlets cover Ken Paxton · Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2026
Republican Spending for Ken Paxton Averaged About $7.7 Million Per Day
Republican groups spent about $7.7 million a day backing Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate campaign. The coverage diverges between that spending and a media rebuke over reported remarks about Trump.
Lead article · Texas Tribune · CENTERRepublicans are spending big to boost Ken Paxton on the airwaves, but not in SpanishA Republican super PAC spent $131 million over 17 days supporting Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate campaign, about $7.7 million per day.
Left-leaning outlets focus on a television host’s rebuke of Paxton after a report that he criticized Trump. Center outlets and right-leaning outlets both foreground pro-Paxton campaign spending; center outlets also examine ad allocation, while right-leaning outlets add Paxton’s announced $20 million ad buy amid a close race.
Outlets by lean
4 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
Alternet.org centers Joe Scarborough’s criticism of Paxton after a report that a recording captured him criticizing Trump.
How it looks for Paxton, by side
5 OF 6 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 3 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 1 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
OCT 1 – 2Articles per day by side. OCT 1: Left 1, Center 2, Right 1. OCT 2: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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