Election Day 2024 had all eyes on the journalists guiding us through the tense night of breaking news.
Yet, this loss may be especially painful because of why Avlon went into politics in the first place.
In a March 2024 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Avlon explained why he left CNN.

We’ve never had a presidential nominee of a major party run on an authoritarian platform praising dictators.
I didn’t feel that simply offering opinions on cable news was enough."
Avlon had long asserted that he lived in Sag Harbor, New York.

Had he not been running for a congressional seat, this may not have come out.
In the wake of his very public loss, it’s unclear where his career is headed now.