The conversation discusses the selection process for a new Senate nominee, with a 600-person in-person convention planned. Over 100 state committee members voted to hold the convention if a vacancy arises. Delegates are selected by local town committees, adhering to party rules. Graham Plattner, who suspended his campaign, faced criticism for his 11-minute announcement, seen as self-aggrandizing and blaming others.
Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps most significant evidence that the party's voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed politicians — even in must-win battlegrounds.
Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office.
Moderate candidate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed were in a tight race for Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in the early morning hours of Wednesday.