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Elections & Campaigns#24 THAT WEEK ↗

Ken Paxton Competes in Texas Republican Senate Primary Runoff

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 3 left-leaning, 4 center and 2 right-leaning.

Lead article · The New Yorker · LEFTA Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope
Image · The New Yorker
OUTLETS
99 RATED
ARTICLES
10
SPAN
3DAYS
AVG CRED
72HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN9 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Cornyn and Paxton were named together by 3 of 9 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
John Cornyn
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn is competing with Ken Paxton for the Republican nomination, with party unity after the runoff still uncertain.

NAMED BY 6 OF 9
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
Ken Paxton
R · TX

Paxton’s challenge to Cornyn and its effect on Republican unity are central to the article’s account of the race.

NAMED BY 6 OF 9
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 informational).
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
Timeline · 3 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 29H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 3 articles, first mon 4:37 pm, 29 hours after the first report. center: 5 articles, first mon 7:00 am, 19 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 2 articles, first sun 12:00 pm.

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