Texas Newspaper runs paid article as personal op-ed

Dailywire ^ | Nov 2, 2026 | Hank Berrien

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

The Dallas Morning News published a glowing opinion piece praising Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa. The author was billed as a “longtime Republican” and former staffer for Republican lawmakers.

There was just one problem: the author was on Hinojosa’s payroll.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bushfamilyoperation; dallasmorningnews; democrattruth; ginahinojosa; johncornyn; liberaltruth; mediawingofthednc; msmtruth; texas

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

We can't blame the Dallas Morning News too much. They are complete amateurs in the news business, so it appears. Too bad they don't know how to publish a retraction, so this stinker stays on their site until after the election. But it's totally not their fault.

[T.B. Yoits]

It’s an illegal political contribution-in-kind and everyone involved needs to be criminally charged for it.

[Fai Mao]

I didn’t know the DMN was still around.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

I cancelled my subscription almost 20 years ago. They kept throwing their paper in my yard like I would subscribe again. I had to threaten to turn them in for littering before they stopped.

[libertylover]

Most people on this forum know that my Tagline is still accurate.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Accurate, but kind and polite. I like it.

[No name given]

Big time.

[Vermont Lt]

My wife is the “media” person for a decent sized hospital system. She writes “Op-eds” like this four or five times a year. Then they “buy the space” as a guest editorial. They are usually marked as such, but its not always obvious.

This is a tactic that is pretty common.

[tumblindice]

Here’s another example: on Faux News this morning.
SCHOEN, COOPERMAN: Democrats close in as Republicans scramble to hold Congress
With the campaign’s final weekend over, Democrats head into Election Day with the advantage
Doug Schoen By Doug Schoen , Carly Cooperman Fox News
Published November 2, 2026 6:50am EST

Shoen Cooperman Research website: “We Help Our Clients Win Elections ... Advance Causes”
lol expert scheissers.

[JimRed]

I am surprised that the Republican Party has not bought full pages countering their editorial lies, item by item. A sizable percentage of the population never, ever hears the truth.

[Wallace T.]

Why should the Republicans waste money on a publication which has 38,000 readers on its print version and 63,000 on its digital version? Dallas County has 2.7 million residents; Collin County has 1.3 million residents; Denton County has 1.1 million residents. In 1996, the Dallas Morning News had an average circulation of over 500,000 with a far smaller population base (minimal online presence at the time). At most, an ad in the newspaper, including its online version would reach 2%, maybe 4% if you exclude children and include spouses, of the population of the Dallas metropolitan area.