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UPDATED 3H AGO
Elections & Campaigns#11 THAT WEEK ↗

Ken Paxton Releases Ad Targeting James Talarico’s Masculinity

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 2 left-leaning, 7 center and 4 right-leaning.

Lead article · NPR · CENTERWhat it means to be a man is a theme in Texas Senate race as Paxton attacks Talarico
Image · KGOU 106.3
OUTLETS
1513 RATED
ARTICLES
153 COPIES
SPAN
4DAYS
AVG CRED
69MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN13 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Paxton and Talarico were named together by 4 of 15 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
Ken Paxton
R · TX

Paxton was the target of Talarico’s rally message and answered with a campaign fundraising post and personal attack.

NAMED BY 11 OF 15
LEFT
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED4 OF 5 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 4 of 5 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED3 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 3 of 3 outlets.
James Talarico
D · TX

Talarico responded to the attacks and explained past remarks that became part of the campaign dispute.

NAMED BY 8 OF 15
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 informational).
CENTER
◆ MIXED4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 42H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first fri 9:45 am, 42 hours after the first report. center: 7 articles, first wed 3:45 pm. right-leaning: 4 articles, first wed 3:30 pm. unrated: 2 articles, first wed 7:15 pm.

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