University of Houston student terminated from Campus Reform after voting for Democrat

Who's involved

• Vasant Bhatt21-year-old political science student at University of Houston; correspondent for Campus Reform
• Campus Reformconservative media outlet

The facts

• Vasant Bhatt announced on X on October 23 that his position with Campus Reform had been terminated.²
• Bhatt is a 21-year-old political science student at University of Houston.²
• Bhatt announced on October 19 that he voted for Democrat James Talarico over Republican Ken Paxton.²
• Bhatt said his vote was driven by opposition to xenophobia and attacks on Indian Americans' identity.²
• Campus Reform's website previously listed Bhatt as a senior correspondent, but his profile no longer appears.²
• Campus Reform has not publicly commented on Bhatt's claim of termination.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

• Vasant Bhatt He exercised his constitutional right to vote according to his conscience and refused to toe the Republican Party line.²
• Vasant Bhatt His participation in Campus Reform's correspondent program was terminated.²