New Polls: Texas Senate Race a Toss-Up, Republican Hinson Leads in Iowa Senate Contest
Photo: CBS NewsNew polling shows the U.S. Senate race in Texas between James Talarico and Ken Paxton is a toss-up, described as a nail-biter, while a separate poll in Iowa shows Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson maintaining a lead over Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in that state's Senate contest. The Iowa poll also found Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand ahead of Republican Zach Lahn. The available excerpts give no sample sizes, margins of error or survey dates, and do not say what comes next in either race.
Left-leaning coverage centers on Texas, presenting a new poll as a toss-up and bringing in an elections analyst to explain the numbers. Alternative coverage also focuses on Texas, calling it a close contest and asking whether the state could turn blue. Right-leaning coverage looks at Iowa instead, stressing the Republican Senate candidate's lead while noting a Democrat ahead in the governor's race. The sides largely cover different races rather than disputing facts. Left: CBS leads with its own poll and Anthony Salvanto's breakdown. Alternative: Tangle uses a short, question-style framing of Paxton and Talarico. Right: Breitbart leads with Hinson's lead, naming candidates and parties, with no outside commentary in the excerpt.
How the sides differ Left and alternative sources focus on a close Texas Senate race; right sources cover Iowa, emphasizing the Republican Senate candidate's lead.
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CBS News leads with its own new Texas poll showing a toss-up and features its elections and surveys director, Anthony Salvanto, explaining the numbers.
Tangle frames the Texas race as a nail-biter between Paxton and Talarico and poses the question of whether Texas could turn blue.
Breitbart covers an Iowa poll, leading with Republican Ashley Hinson's continued lead in the Senate race and noting Democrat Rob Sand's lead for governor.