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UPDATED 4H AGO
Elections & Campaigns#14 THAT WEEK ↗

University of Houston Poll Finds Paxton Leading Cornyn in Texas Runoff

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 2 left-leaning, 4 center and 1 right-leaning.

Lead article · Texas Tribune · CENTERKen Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas' Senate GOP runoff
Image · KSAT
OUTLETS
77 RATED
ARTICLES
72 COPIES
SPAN
12HOURS
AVG CRED
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The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN7 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

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

Paxton and Cornyn were named together by 6 of 7 outlets. Counted by outlet.

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Paxton leads John Cornyn in a new poll of likely Republican runoff voters.

NAMED BY 7 OF 7
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL4 OF 4 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 4 of 4 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
John Cornyn
R · TX · NARCOTICS CAUCUS CHAIR

Cornyn trails Paxton by three points in the poll and is described as having support among college-educated Republican voters.

NAMED BY 6 OF 7
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.
Timeline · 12 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first tue 8:16 am. center: 4 articles, first tue 8:00 am. right-leaning: 1 article, first tue 7:51 pm.

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