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Polls Show Democrats Competitive in Senate Races

4 articles from 4 outlets First seen: October 03, 2026
Outlets: 2 left · 2 right · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Washington Examiner and New York Post

New polls found Democrats competitive in several Republican-held Senate races, including Texas and Alaska, as the parties contest control of the Senate. A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton 51% to 45% in Texas, according to the New York Post.

The Times reported that Democrats were also competitive in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Kansas. The Post said victories in Texas and Alaska would be Democratic pickups and noted that the Texas poll’s margin of error was 4.5 percentage points. It also reported that 40% of Texans approved of President Trump’s performance, while 57% disapproved. The elections are scheduled for Nov. 3, the Post said.

Written by Pure Report from 4 reports across the political spectrum · updated 2026-10-05 06:53 UTC

Framing spectrum · 4 outlets

Washington Examiner · 4/100 · Wire-neutral New York Times · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Los Angeles Times · 14/100 · Public broadcaster New York Post · 16/100 · Public broadcaster
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Range 4–16/100 (Wire-neutral → Public broadcaster) Average 10 Articles by lean: 2 left · 0 center · 2 right

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Washington Examiner and New York Post — stamps within 90 minutes.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 2 2 Los Angeles Times, New York Times
Right 2 2 New York Post, Washington Examiner
Report-by-report timeline · 4

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

Compare the coverage

New York Times LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
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Washington Examiner LEANS RIGHT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
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Los Angeles Times LEANS LEFT 1 article 14 Public broadcaster
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New York Post LEANS RIGHT 1 article 16 Public broadcaster
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