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'The last nail in Cornyn's political coffin': John Thune MELTS DOWN after Trump backs Ken Paxton

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 11 left-leaning, 71 center and 21 right-leaning.

Lead article · The Hill · CENTERDemocrats cautiously optimistic after Trump backs Paxton in Texas Senate runoff
Image · Yahoo News
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119103 RATED
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16832 COPIES
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4DAYS
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71HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN103 RATED · 16 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 4 PEOPLE

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

Paxton and Cornyn were named together by 91 of 119 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
R · TX

Paxton is challenging incumbent John Cornyn and received Trump’s endorsement ahead of the Republican runoff.

NAMED BY 113 OF 119
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL7 OF 9 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 7 of 9 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL54 OF 68 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 54 of 68 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL16 OF 21 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 16 of 21 outlets.
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn’s campaign sought to make the runoff about Paxton’s character as well as the candidates’ alignment with Trump.

NAMED BY 96 OF 119
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 7 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 7 outlets (3 mixed · 4 informational).
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 63 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 63 outlets (28 mixed · 35 informational).
RIGHT
◆ MIXED8 OF 13 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 8 of 13 outlets.
R · KY-6 · REPRESENTATIVE

NBC News projected Barr as the winner of the Republican primary for Kentucky’s open Senate seat.

NAMED BY 11 OF 119
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL5 OF 5 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 5 of 5 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.

Democrats cite Talarico’s polling and fundraising as reasons they believe they can compete for the Texas Senate seat.

NAMED BY 7 OF 119
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly informational, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 3 outlets.
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 19H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 17 articles, first tue 12:54 pm, 19 hours after the first report. center: 96 articles, first mon 5:29 pm. right-leaning: 35 articles, first tue 12:36 pm, 19 hours after the first report. unrated: 20 articles, first tue 12:24 pm.

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