{"id":2247737,"date":"2024-05-18T21:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-political-commentator-and-gop-campaign-veteran-alice-stewart-dies-at-58\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T21:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:29:19","slug":"cnn-political-commentator-and-gop-campaign-veteran-alice-stewart-dies-at-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-political-commentator-and-gop-campaign-veteran-alice-stewart-dies-at-58\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and GOP campaign veteran, passes away at 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-political-commentator-and-gop-campaign-veteran-alice-stewart-dies-at-58%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247737&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alice Stewart, a renowned CNN political commentator with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-appointed-elementary-principal-is-drag-queen-with-seriously-alarming-arrest-record-report\/\" title=\"Newly-appointed elementary principal has alarming arrest record, report reveals.\">extensive \u200dexperience<\/a> \u200bin Republican presidential \u200bcampaigns, tragically passes away at \u200b58. Her body was found \u200din Alexandria, Virginia, with authorities suspecting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">medical emergency<\/a>. Stewart&#8217;s\u2062 career in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-secretary-miguel-cardona-tweeted-about-children-smiling-at-school-critics-immediately-noticed-one-problem\/\" title=\"Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Tweeted About Children Smiling At School \u2014 Critics Immediately Noticed One Problem\">political communications<\/a> began\u200b in Little Rock, Arkansas, under then-Governor Mike Huckabee, later working for high-profile Republican\u200b candidates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alice Stewart, a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> political commentator who also worked on various <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> presidential campaigns, has died at 58, according to the network.<\/p>\n<p>Her body was discovered outdoors in Alexandria, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a>, on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials, who believe a medical emergency occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart began working in political communications in Little Rock, Arkansas, for then-Gov. Mike Huckabee, who also hired her to work on his 2008 bid for the White House.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Stewart was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">communications director<\/a> for two different Republican candidates: former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and then former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, one of Stewart\u2019s future CNN colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The last campaign she worked on was Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s (R-TX) in 2016, the same year CNN hired her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy position at CNN is to be a conservative voice yet an independent thinker,\u201d Stewart <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardpolitics.com\/an-interview-with-alice-stewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Harvard Political Review<\/em> in 2020. \u201cI\u2019m not a Kool-Aid drinker; I\u2019m not a never-Trumper, and I didn\u2019t check my common sense and decency at the door when I voted for (Trump).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News of Stewart\u2019s death gave way to an outpour of emotional messages, including on social media and on CNN\u2019s airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeartbreaking,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1791957392332107821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in a post on X. \u201c\u2066Alice was wonderful and talented and a dear friend. And she loved America fiercely. She lived every day to the fullest, and she will be deeply missed. May God\u2019s comfort and peace be upon her loved ones. RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Jim Acosta said he was \u201creally heartbroken over this\u201d in a nearly three-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/18\/politics\/alice-stewart-cnn-commentator-dies\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>segment<\/a> on the network.<\/p>\n<p>CNN political commentator Maria Cardona, who co-hosted the <em>Hot Mics From Left to Right<\/em> podcast with Stewart, called her a \u201csister\u201d to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want everyone to know what a special person she was, especially in this industry,\u201d Cardona said. \u201cAs you know, today\u2019s politics can be indecent and so dirty, and Alice was just such a loving, shining light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an email to employees on Saturday, CNN CEO Mark Thompson called Stewart \u201ca very dear friend and colleague to all of us\u201d and highlighted her credentials and talents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning journalist who brought an incomparable spark to CNN\u2019s coverage, known across our bureaus not only for her political savvy, but for her unwavering kindness,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cOur hearts are heavy as we mourn such an extraordinary loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and seasoned GOP campaigner, dies at 58, as reported by the network. Her body was found outside in Alexandria, Virginia, with officials suspecting a medical emergency. Stewart&#8217;s career in political communications started with then-Gov in Little Rock, Arkansas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2247738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24139833324852.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24139833324852.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}