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Paxton: Iran war a drag on Texas Senate campaign
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, said in a leaked audio recording that the war in Iran and high prices at home are a drag on his midterm campaign. “It's not tariffs. ... It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel,” Paxton told donors and lo
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Both outlets frame the story around Ken Paxton's private comments linking his campaign troubles to the Iran war and gas prices. Axios is the only outlet with a detailed extract, saying the remarks were made in a meeting with donors and lobbyists and were captured on audio obtained by the publication. The Guardian US, in its live headline, also foregrounds the same blame frame but adds the broader context of Trump backing and the president's Texas visit.
Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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