Texas Democrat Talarico Holds Final Rally Before Senate Vote Against Republican Ken Paxton
Photo: The Guardian USTexas Democratic nominee James Talarico held a final rally Monday before Tuesday's US midterm election, in which he faces Republican Ken Paxton for a Senate seat that could help decide which party holds the Senate majority. If Talarico wins, he would be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Texas since 1988. Most opinion polls give the 37-year-old a narrow edge, according to the Guardian. Talarico is a four-term state representative and former school teacher. In the campaign's final month, Donald Trump rallied in Texas and gave him a mocking nickname, JD Vance implied he is gay, and rightwing influencers spread a baseless claim that he checked into an Ohio mental health clinic, when he was in fact ill with flu. Separately, Alaska's Senate race drew attention because Democrat Mary Peltola and two candidates named Dan Sullivan are on the ballot.
Left-leaning coverage splits between a broad overview and a profile. CBS News frames Texas and Alaska as two races to analyze, calling Texas typically red and Alaska's ballot notable for the two Sullivans and Peltola. The Guardian US centers on Talarico, using former Democratic state senator Wendy Davis's "Baby Obama" recollection and detailing the attacks from Trump, Vance and online influencers, which it calls desperate or baseless. France 24, in the alternative group, mainly reports the final rally and the Senate-majority stakes. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had, focusing on Talarico's chance to end the Democratic losing streak.
How the sides differ Left sources stress Talarico's historic chance and the attacks on him, plus Alaska's race; alternative sources stress the Senate majority stakes; right sources have not covered it.
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- The Guardian USFive dimensional chess: inside James Talarico’s extraordinary bid to break Texas Democrats’ losing streak
CBS News offers a short overview of the Alaska and Texas Senate races. The Guardian US profiles Talarico, quoting Wendy Davis and detailing attacks from Trump, Vance and rightwing influencers.
France 24 reports Talarico's final Monday rally, the stakes for Senate control and the chance of the first Texas Democratic Senate win since 1988.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.