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Paxton-Backing PAC Runs Cornyn Ad in Palm Beach During Trump's Visit

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 1 left-leaning, 4 center and 3 right-leaning.

Lead article · The Dallas Morning News · CENTERJohn Cornyn TV ad invokes Ten Commandments to hammer Ken Paxton in Texas GOP Senate runoff
Image · The Dallas Morning News
OUTLETS
88 RATED
ARTICLES
92 COPIES
SPAN
6DAYS
AVG CRED
66MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN8 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Paxton and Cornyn were named together by 3 of 8 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
R · TX

Paxton is the target of Cornyn’s ad and criticized Cornyn’s change in position on the filibuster.

NAMED BY 7 OF 8
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED3 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 3 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn’s campaign used religious imagery to attack Paxton, and Cornyn later defended his shift on the filibuster.

NAMED BY 5 OF 8
LEFT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 informational).
Timeline · 6 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 32H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first wed 6:10 pm, 32 hours after the first report. center: 4 articles, first tue 10:28 am. right-leaning: 4 articles, first tue 11:30 pm, 13 hours after the first report.

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