Early Voting Hits 23 Million Nationwide as Texas Republican Predicts GOP Catch-Up
Photo: NewsNationNationwide early voting in the midterm elections has reached 23 million ballots, with Democrats and unaffiliated voters outpacing Republicans, including in battleground states. In Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, told CBS News Texas that Democrats hold the early lead but about 600,000 high-propensity Republican voters have not yet voted. He predicted his party would pass the Democrats around midweek next week and hold a healthy lead when early voting ends. Patrick, who faces Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, urged Republicans to get out and vote and cited his party's positions on low taxes, border security and supporting police.
Right-leaning Breitbart leads with a video interview of Patrick, and its headline frames a coming Republican overtaking of Democrats. It relies on his claims, including the 600,000 figure and his policy pitch, and gives no national totals in the text available. Independent outlet NewsNation takes a different, data-first angle: it stresses a surge in battleground states, the 23 million count and Democratic and unaffiliated gains, with no Republican voices in its excerpt. Both acknowledge Democrats lead early voting; they differ over whether to stress that lead or the expected Republican catch-up. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had, focusing on the early-vote tally and Republican hopes of catching up.
How the sides differ Right sources stress a predicted Republican catch-up in Texas; alternative sources stress Democratic gains nationally; left sources have not covered it.
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NewsNation leads with the national tally of 23 million early ballots and a surge in battleground states, stressing that Democrats and unaffiliated voters are outpacing Republicans. No individual voices appear in its excerpt.
Breitbart leads with a video interview of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, featuring his prediction that Republicans will pass Democrats in early voting, his 600,000-voter claim and his policy case to voters.