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How outlets cover Talarico · Sep 29 – Oct 3, 2026

September Poll Shows Talarico and Paxton Tied in Texas Senate Race

So far five center and right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning outlet has picked it up yet.

Lead article · The New York Times · CENTERToplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Texas
Image · The New York Times
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73HIGH
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69SOME TILT

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tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · THE NEW YORK TIMES

The published poll document lists questions for likely Texas voters about the U.S. Senate race, the candidates, and President Donald Trump’s job performance, but the text contains no poll results.

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4 CENTER ARTICLES
The New York TimesOCT 3 · 4:58 AM ET
Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in TexasThe poll asks likely voters about Talarico’s favorability, qualities, and performance on issues.CRED 94BAL 65 PORTRAYS TALARICO: NEUTRAL
Texas TribuneOCT 2 · 3:32 PM ET
Paxton ally opposes Talarico's request to unseal AG's depositions from investing disputeTalarico’s campaign argues voters should be able to review Paxton’s sworn testimony before the Senate election.CRED 80BAL 75 PORTRAYS TALARICO: NEUTRALTEXAS TRIBUNE · REPUBLISHED BY KPRC
NewsweekOCT 2 · 2:45 PM ET
Trump's Rally for Paxton May Help Talarico, Fox News Poll SuggestsThe cited polls place Talarico slightly ahead of Paxton, though the leads are narrow.CRED 75BAL 70 PORTRAYS TALARICO: NEUTRAL

How outlets portrayed Talarico

Each 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, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. SEP 29: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. SEP 30: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 1: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 2: Left 0, Center 3, Right 0. OCT 3: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.

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