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Rep. Haley Stevens withdraws from George Washington University post-election event

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The Hill, the Washington Examiner and Raw Story report that Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will not appear as a panelist at a George Washington University postelection analysis event on Thursday. The outlets say she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race days before the election. Raw Story, citing the Washington Sun, reports that she had backed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after losing the August primary to him. It says Democratic leaders including Chuck Schumer condemned the switch and that her chief of staff resigned, citing Axios. The Examiner reports the school named Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, executive director of its Graduate School of Political Management, to replace her.

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  1. Stevens will not appear at the George Washington University postelection analysis event on Thursday.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  2. Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race days before the election.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  3. Stevens had reportedly backed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after losing the August primary to him.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  4. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the switch a ‘despicable betrayal’.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  5. Stevens’s chief of staff and several other aides resigned, Axios reported.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  6. The school named Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, executive director of its Graduate School of Political Management, as a replacement panelist.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Stevens will not appear at the GWU event and that she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers before the election. The Hill reports neutrally, the Examiner calls it a debacle, and Raw Story stresses Democratic condemnation.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Raw Story, a Far Left outlet, leads with Democratic condemnation, calling the move a ‘despicable betrayal’ and describing Stevens as ‘embattled’ and her exit as vanishing.

    Haley Stevens Loaded verb“vanishes”“Vanishes” implies evasion, which the report of her withdrawal does not establish.More neutral: is absent fromDisagree with this highlight? from Sensational language“buzzy”“Buzzy” manufactures excitement about the event rather than describing it.More neutral: anticipatedDisagree with this highlight? post-midterm event after ‘Sensational language“despicable betrayal”The phrase is a strong moral verdict, although it is attributed to Schumer in the coverage.More neutral: criticism over the switchThese are Chuck Schumer’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’ rebuke
    Raw StoryFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline states the withdrawal plainly and leaves the endorsement to the description, which calls it controversial.

    Stevens pulls out of election analysis event at DC university
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Examiner’s headline uses ‘flakes’ and ‘debacle’ to frame the withdrawal as Stevens’s failure, a loaded tone the left’s ‘betrayal’ headline mirrors.

    Haley Stevens Loaded verb“flakes on”“Flakes” casts a change of plans as unreliability, a judgement the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: cancels attendance atDisagree with this highlight? midterm analysis event after Mike Rogers endorsement Sensational language“debacle”“Debacle” adds a verdict of failure to the endorsement that the facts reported do not state.More neutral: controversyDisagree with this highlight?
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left4

    Embattledstunned her partyvanishesbuzzy

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    flakes ondebacle

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    EmbattledMore neutral: Rep.

    “Embattled” pre-judges Stevens’s standing before the reported facts are weighed.

    Embattled Rep.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    stunned her partyMore neutral: surprised her party

    “Stunned” states the party’s reaction as fact in the outlet’s own voice.

    1, just two days before the election, she stunned her party by switching her support to Republican Mike Rogers, appearing with him after a…

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    vanishesMore neutral: is absent from

    “Vanishes” implies evasion, which the report of her withdrawal does not establish.

    Haley Stevens vanishes from buzzy post-midterm event after ‘despicable betrayal’ rebuke

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    buzzyMore neutral: anticipated

    “Buzzy” manufactures excitement about the event rather than describing it.

    Haley Stevens vanishes from buzzy post-midterm event after ‘despicable betrayal’ rebuke

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    flakes onMore neutral: cancels attendance at

    “Flakes” casts a change of plans as unreliability, a judgement the reported facts do not establish.

    Haley Stevens flakes on midterm analysis event after Mike Rogers endorsement debacle

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Sensational language

    debacleMore neutral: controversy

    “Debacle” adds a verdict of failure to the endorsement that the facts reported do not state.

    Haley Stevens flakes on midterm analysis event after Mike Rogers endorsement debacle

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    despicable betrayalMore neutral: criticism over the switch

    The phrase is a strong moral verdict, although it is attributed to Schumer in the coverage.

    Haley Stevens vanishes from buzzy post-midterm event after ‘despicable betrayal’ rebuke

    Quoted byRaw Story (Far Left)

    These are Chuck Schumer’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democratic leaders’ condemnation
  • the endorsement as a betrayal
  • Stevens’s isolation after aides resigned
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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Haley Stevens Loaded verb“vanishes”“Vanishes” implies evasion, which the report of her withdrawal does not establish.More neutral: is absent fromDisagree with this highlight? from Sensational language“buzzy”“Buzzy” manufactures excitement about the event rather than describing it.More neutral: anticipatedDisagree with this highlight? post-midterm event after ‘Sensational language“despicable betrayal”The phrase is a strong moral verdict, although it is attributed to Schumer in the coverage.More neutral: criticism over the switchThese are Chuck Schumer’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’ rebuke

    Loaded modifier“Embattled”“Embattled” pre-judges Stevens’s standing before the reported facts are weighed.More neutral: Rep.Disagree with this highlight? Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) has dropped off the panel for what the Washington Sun called one of “D.C.’s most anticipated post-midterm events.” Stevens lost Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in August and endorsed him afterward. Then, on Nov. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the withdrawal from the panel
  • the controversial endorsement
  • the Michigan Senate race
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  • The HillCenter

    Stevens pulls out of election analysis event at DC university

    Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) will no longer appear as a panelist at a George Washington University postelection analysis event Thursday, just a few days after she controversially endorsed the Republican candidate in the Michigan Senate race. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the backlash over the endorsement
  • the cancellation as unreliability
  • the replacement panelist
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  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Haley Stevens Loaded verb“flakes on”“Flakes” casts a change of plans as unreliability, a judgement the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: cancels attendance atDisagree with this highlight? midterm analysis event after Mike Rogers endorsement Sensational language“debacle”“Debacle” adds a verdict of failure to the endorsement that the facts reported do not state.More neutral: controversyDisagree with this highlight?

    Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) canceled plans to attend a post-midterm elections analysis event at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., after the outgoing congresswoman faced significant backlash for her endorsement of former Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 5, 12:28 PM EST

  • Center

    1 hr 8 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 1:36 PM EST

  • Right

    47 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 1:16 PM EST

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  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 5, 12:28 PM EST
  2. Washington ExaminerRightNov 5, 1:16 PM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 5, 1:36 PM EST

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