{
  "id": 15445442,
  "title": "CBS News poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/cbs-news-poll-shows-a-texas-toss-up-with-talarico-paxton-in-tight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-poll-shows-a-texas-toss-up-with-talarico-paxton-in-tight-senate-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With early voting starting Monday in Texas in the closely watched Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto dives into our latest poll of the Lone Star State.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Can Ken Paxton outrun a trail of scandal to win US Senate seat in ruby-red Texas?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/can-ken-paxton-outrun-a-trail-of-scandal-to-win-us-senate-seat-in",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:00:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/cbs-news-poll-talarico-paxton-senate-race-is-a-texas-toss-up",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:02:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}