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James Talarico Outraises Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Race

James Talarico outraised Ken Paxton in their Texas Senate race, while Paxton questioned the sources of Talarico’s donations. Coverage differs on whether to center Talarico’s fundraising advantage or the Republican response to it.

Lead article · Newsweek · CENTERKen Paxton Faces Money Crunch as James Talarico Surges
Image · Newsweek
OUTLETS
44 RATED
ARTICLES
41 COPY
SPAN
6DAYS
AVG CRED
60MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN4 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Talarico and Paxton were named together by 1 of 4 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD

Outraised Paxton in the Texas Senate race, with articles comparing their fundraising and polling.

NAMED BY 3 OF 4
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 informational · 1 bad).
R · TX

Argued that donors from California and other states were contributing heavily to Talarico’s campaign.

NAMED BY 2 OF 4
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 6 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. center: 2 articles, first mon 3:00 pm, 45 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 2 articles, first sat 5:55 pm.

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