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Candidates Compete in Texas Republican Senate Primary

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 1 left-leaning, 11 center and 1 right-leaning.

Lead article · The Christian Science Monitor · CENTERIn Texas, a contentious Republican primary goes down to the wire
Image · The Christian Science Monitor
OUTLETS
1313 RATED
ARTICLES
212 COPIES
SPAN
3DAYS
AVG CRED
79HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN13 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Paxton and Cornyn were named together by 9 of 13 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
R · TX

Paxton is leading Cornyn in polls despite controversies that have become part of the primary campaign.

NAMED BY 12 OF 13
LEFT
▼11 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 critical.
CENTER
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL7 OF 11 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 7 of 11 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn faces Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt in the article's highest-profile primary contest.

NAMED BY 11 OF 13
LEFT
▼11 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 critical.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 9 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 9 outlets (2 favorable · 4 neutral · 3 critical).
RIGHT
●11 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: 1 outlet, 1 neutral.
Timeline · 3 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 44H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first mon 5:45 am, 44 hours after the first report. center: 19 articles, first sat 10:06 am. right-leaning: 1 article, first sun 4:38 pm, 31 hours after the first report.

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