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How outlets cover Paxton · Mar 5 – Mar 6, 2026

Texas Republican Senate Primary Sends Cornyn and Paxton to Runoff

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

Lead article · Los Angeles Times · CENTERIn Texas, AI money and mild messages win the day
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tl;drFROM THE LEAD ARTICLE · LOS ANGELES TIMES

James Talarico defeated Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, while John Cornyn advanced to a runoff against Ken Paxton on the Republican side. The column argues that the results and heavy spending on AI-related politics offer clues about voters and future campaigns.

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Los Angeles TimesMAR 5 · 6:00 AM ET
In Texas, AI money and mild messages win the dayPaxton came close to defeating Cornyn and will face him in a runoff, according to the column.CRED 84BAL 25 INFORMATIONAL

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Left: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 1 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 1 informational.

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 5: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. MAR 6: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

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