Ken Paxton campaigns in Texas Senate race

What each leads with

The Guardian US ↗ — Headline and lede frame the race around “trail of scandal” and “baggage” with details on affairs, impeachment, and staff complaints.; Body excerpt repeatedly lists specific controversies and calls Paxton “uniquely ill-chosen” while noting his survival.

Washington Examiner ↗ — Headline emphasizes “Paxton can’t unite Republican vote” and an “enthusiasm gap” complicating victory.; Excerpt cites repeated polls showing Paxton under 90% GOP support and highlights failure to address weaknesses.


Can Ken Paxton outrun a trail of scandal to win US Senate seat in ruby-red Texas?

Left: The Guardian US

The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreams Depending how you look at the situation, it is either predictable that Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general and Republican candidate for US Senate, is struggling in the polls – or impressive that he is…

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Talarico’s Texas-sized opening: Paxton can’t unite Republican vote

Right: Washington Examiner

Republican Ken Paxton heads into the final stretch of his pivotal Senate race without having closed a GOP enthusiasm gap that’s complicating his path to victory and the party’s control of the upper chamber. Near-unanimous support for Democrat James Talarico within his party and a sizable chunk of GOP crossovers offer a window into the […]

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