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Trump holds Texas rallies for Ken Paxton as close Senate race with Talarico continues

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President Donald Trump held rallies in Texas on Tuesday to support Republican Ken Paxton in the Senate race against Democrat James Talarico. Newsweek, NBC News, CBS News and Bloomberg describe the race as tight or nearly tied, and a Fox News poll put the two candidates level at 49% each. CBS News reports a poll finding that 83% of those polled say corruption is a major factor in the midterms. Bloomberg reports that Trump cast high gas prices as short-term pain, and CBS News says this was his third trip to Texas this month. Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary, according to Just the News and The Epoch Times.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump held campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday to support Ken Paxton in the Senate race.

    Reported byLeft4Center1Right2Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times, Washington Examiner
    Far Right
    Just the News, Fox News, The Epoch Times

  2. Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are in a tight Senate race in Texas.

    Reported byLeft3Center1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    Newsweek
    Far Right
    Just the News, Fox News, The Epoch Times

  3. A Fox News poll found Paxton and Talarico tied at 49% each.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  4. A poll reported by CBS News found 83% of those polled say corruption is a major factor in the midterms.

    One outletCBS News· Left

  5. Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Epoch Times
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  1. Texas has not elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years, according to The Washington Times.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  2. Trump said in Corpus Christi that Talarico’s recent absence from the campaign trail was either mental illness or food poisoning from meat.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports Trump rallying in Texas for Ken Paxton against James Talarico in a race that is close or tied. Right headlines stress a reliably red state and Trump’s attacks, left headlines stress repeated trips and corruption polling, and the center frames dueling rallies.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left headlines report Trump’s return to Texas plainly, with CBS stressing repeated visits and a corruption poll and Bloomberg quoting Trump on gas prices.

    Trump campaigns in Texas as 83% of those polled say corruption is a major factor in the midterms
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Newsweek’s headline frames the event neutrally as dueling rallies with the race nearly tied, giving both candidates equal billing.

    Talarico, Trump Face Off with Dueling Texas Rallies a Week Before Midterm
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    6 outlets

    Right headlines cast Texas as a reliably red state in danger and Trump as its rescuer; the far-end outlets, Just the News and The Epoch Times, lead with his attacks on Talarico.

    Trump Loaded verb“blasts”‘Blasts’ describes a harsh attack in the outlet’s own voice, where a plainer verb would state the same act without added intensity.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Talarico during Texas midterm tour
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left3

    triumphdaringScandal-ridden

  • Center0

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  • Right1

    blasts

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    blastsMore neutral: criticizes

    ‘Blasts’ describes a harsh attack in the outlet’s own voice, where a plainer verb would state the same act without added intensity.

    Trump blasts Talarico during Texas midterm tour

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    triumphMore neutral: wins

    “Triumph” presents recent election results abroad as victories for one side, while the results can be stated without that judgement.

    Trump makes third trip to Texas this month as left-leaning leaders triumph globally

    Used byCBS News (Left)

  • Sensational language

    daringMore neutral: return

    “Daring” adds a judgement about the return that the headline of the ticker item does not need to state.

    …from military dad 01:23 Final sprint to midterms 02:22 Opposition leader makes daring return to Venezuela 01:30 King tides flood communities along both U.S.

    Used byNBC News (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Scandal-riddenMore neutral: who is under investigation for or who was criticized for

    Stacks unspecified scandals into an epithet.

    Scandal-ridden Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton welcomed the 80-year-old president to a rally in…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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    Quoted

    most radical DemocratMore neutral: Democratic Senate candidate

    A superlative label attached to a candidate pre-judges him; the outlet reports it as Paxton’s characterization rather than a measured fact.

    …takes the stage at Trump rally in Corpus Christi, labels Talarico as the ‘most radical Democrat to ever run in Texas history’

    Quoted byOne America News (Far Right)

    These are Ken Paxton’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Repeated Texas trips
  • Stakes for control of Congress
  • Corruption poll
  • Trump on gas prices

Leaves out

  • Trump’s remarks about Talarico’s absence

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Dueling rallies
  • Race nearly tied
  • One week before the midterm
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  • Roll CallCenter

    Trump does Texas two-step to close deal for Ken Paxton

    President Donald Trump kicked off a Texas two-step on Tuesday with his closing argument for why Texans should elect state Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the president arguing Republicans cannot lose a single vote in the Senate. …

    Read at Roll Call (opens in a new tab)
  • NewsweekCenter

    Talarico, Trump Face Off with Dueling Texas Rallies a Week Before Midterm

    Trump and Paxton face Talarico in dueling Lubbock rallies a week before the midterm, with the Texas Senate race nearly tied.

    Read at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

6 outlets

Leads with

  • Texas as a reliably red state
  • Trump’s attacks on Talarico
  • Paxton’s primary win over Cornyn
  • Deadlocked race

Leaves out

  • CBS News poll on corruption as a midterm factor

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    9 hr 8 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 3:08 PM EDT

  • Center

    8 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 2:27 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 27, 6:00 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 27, 6:00 AM EDT
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 27, 10:40 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 27, 11:19 AM EDT
  4. NewsweekCenterOct 27, 2:27 PM EDT
  5. ABC NewsLeftOct 27, 3:08 PM EDT
  6. Roll CallCenterOct 27, 3:17 PM EDT
  7. Washington ExaminerRightOct 27, 4:57 PM EDT
  8. BloombergLeftOct 27, 5:05 PM EDT
  9. CBS NewsLeftOct 27, 5:34 PM EDT
  10. One America NewsFar RightOct 27, 6:00 PM EDT
  11. NBC NewsLeftOct 27, 6:54 PM EDT
  12. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 27, 8:10 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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