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UPDATED 2H AGO

Rep. Eli Crane Backs Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Race Over John Cornyn

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 3 left-leaning, 7 center and 8 right-leaning.

Lead article · Roll Call · CENTERFilibuster becomes flashpoint in Texas Senate primary
Image · Roll Call
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The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN18 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 18 outlets. Counted by outlet.

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R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn reversed his long-standing defense of the filibuster, saying he would support rule changes to pass the SAVE America Act.

NAMED BY 18 OF 18
LEFT
◆ MIXED3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED7 OF 7 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 7 of 7 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED8 OF 8 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 8 of 8 outlets.
R · TX

Paxton linked his possible withdrawal from the Senate race to Senate leadership agreeing to lift the filibuster on the voter identification bill.

NAMED BY 3 OF 18
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 41H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 3 articles, first wed 2:29 pm, 41 hours after the first report. center: 8 articles, first wed 10:41 am, 37 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 9 articles, first mon 9:45 pm.

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