Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will no longer appear as a panelist at a George Washington University post-election analysis event scheduled for Thursday, according to a report by The Hill. The report, written by Ford McCracken, said the withdrawal came just a few days after Stevens endorsed the Republican candidate in the Michigan Senate race.
The Hill reported that Stevens had been set to appear alongside CNN's Manu Raju, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Inside Elections' Nathan Gonzales. The summary of the report also lists a fourth panelist whose name is cut off in the text available for this story. The Hill described Stevens's endorsement as controversial, but the summary does not elaborate on how that endorsement was received by other officials or voters.
The Hill's report, as summarized here, does not state why Stevens withdrew from the event. It also does not say whether George Washington University has named a replacement panelist. Beyond calling the program a post-election analysis event, the summary does not describe its format, agenda, or sponsors.
The summary does not include comments from Stevens, from George Washington University, or from the other named panelists. The account of the withdrawal therefore rests on a single report, and the reasons for the change have not been stated by the people involved in the source material reviewed for this story.
Sources: The Hill: Stevens pulls out of election analysis event at DC university.