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Talarico and Paxton hold dueling rallies in Fort Worth as Texas early voting begins

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Newsweek, Daily Mail and Fox News report that Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton held dueling rallies in Fort Worth on Monday, the first day of early voting in the Texas Senate race. Newsweek says Tarrant County has swung back and forth in recent elections, and that Beto O’Rourke carried it in his 2018 Senate race by 313,497 votes to 309,189 for Ted Cruz. Daily Mail reports that polling averages show Talarico with a marginal lead, and that Paxton accused Talarico of wanting to transition children. Fox News reports that Talarico skipped a Bernie Sanders rally in El Paso held the same night.

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Talarico and Paxton held dueling rallies in Fort Worth on Monday, the first day of early voting in Texas.
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Daily Mail
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Fox News
Polling averages cited in the coverage show Talarico with a marginal lead over Paxton.
One outletDaily Mail· Right
Beto O’Rourke carried Tarrant County in his 2018 Senate race, 313,497 votes to 309,189 for Ted Cruz.
One outletNewsweek· Center
Paxton accused Talarico of wanting to transition kids, and Talarico called Paxton the most corrupt politician in Texas.
One outletDaily Mail· Right
Talarico did not attend a Bernie Sanders rally in El Paso held the same night, and campaigned in Fort Worth instead.
One outletFox News· Far Right

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Every side present reports dueling Talarico and Paxton rallies in Fort Worth on the first day of early voting. The center headline stresses Tarrant County as a swing county; right-side headlines stress a close race and Senate control.

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the center
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Headline frames the event as a face-off between the two campaigns and stresses Tarrant County as a pivotal swing county.
Talarico and Paxton Face Off With Dueling Rallies in Pivotal Texas County
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the right
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Right-side headlines lead with a close race and what it means for Senate control; the Far Right headline instead centers on Talarico skipping a Sanders rally.
Dueling Talarico and Paxton rallies take place in Texas as polls show a Sensational language“dead heat”The same article’s description reports only a marginal lead in polling averages, and “dead heat” suggests a tie.More neutral: close raceDisagree with this highlight? in crucial contest that could determine control of Senate
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dead heatMore neutral: close race
The same article’s description reports only a marginal lead in polling averages, and “dead heat” suggests a tie.
Dueling Talarico and Paxton rallies take place in Texas as polls show a dead heat in crucial contest that could determine control of Senate
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transition our kidsMore neutral: accused Talarico of supporting gender transitions for children
A contested label for gender transition policy, used here as Paxton’s charge against his opponent.
Ken Paxton accused James Talarico of wanting to 'transition our kids' while the Democrat called his GOP opponent 'the most corrupt politician in…
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the most corrupt politician in TexasMore neutral: called Paxton corrupt
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…to 'transition our kids' while the Democrat called his GOP opponent 'the most corrupt politician in Texas' in dueling rallies in the same city Monday.
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dueling rallies
Tarrant County as a swing county
past county vote margins

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NewsweekCenter
Talarico and Paxton Face Off With Dueling Rallies in Pivotal Texas County
Talarico and Paxton hold dueling Fort Worth rallies as early voting opens in Tarrant County, the swing county both camps covet.
2 days agoRead at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

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close polling
Senate control at stake
Paxton’s rally attacks

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Daily MailRight
Battle for the soul of Texas: Paxton vs Talarico gets more frantic by the day and official polls can't call it... but HARRIET ALEXANDER discovers which way the signs are really pointing
The two men vying for Texas's seat in the Senate - Republican Ken Paxton and his Democrat rival James Talarico - held dueling rallies in Fort Worth on Monday night.
1 day agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
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- Talarico and Paxton hold rallies on first day of early voting in Texas in key race to determine balance of power in DC
- Dueling Talarico and Paxton rallies take place in Texas as polls show a dead heat in crucial contest that could determine control of Senate
Fox NewsFar Right
Talarico skips Bernie Sanders rally in Texas, campaigns separately as Senate race heats up
James Talarico held a Fort Worth rally while Bernie Sanders headlined a separate El Paso event promoting his Texas Senate bid against Ken Paxton.
1 day agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Newsweek, Oct 19, 1:56 PM EDT
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NewsweekCenterOct 19, 1:56 PM EDT
Daily MailRightOct 19, 7:25 PM EDT
Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 7:29 AM EDT

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Talarico and Paxton hold dueling rallies in Fort Worth as Texas early voting begins

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Talarico and Paxton Face Off With Dueling Rallies in Pivotal Texas County

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Battle for the soul of Texas: Paxton vs Talarico gets more frantic by the day and official polls can't call it... but HARRIET ALEXANDER discovers which way the signs are really pointing

Talarico skips Bernie Sanders rally in Texas, campaigns separately as Senate race heats up

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