Democrats lose another top contender for US Senate seat in Michigan after Whitmer and Buttigieg bow out

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Democrats lose another top contender for US Senate seat in Michigan after Whitmer and Buttigieg bow out

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Another top Democratic contender for Michigan’s open Senate seat has begun informing colleagues she will take a pass on the race, according to three people familiar with the conversations, narrowing the field for a seat that Democrats are increasingly worried about whether they can keep next November. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, a freshman Democrat who won a key battleground seat last year, has decided to stay in th…

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Democrats lose another top contender in Michigan Senate after Whitmer and Buttigieg bow out

Another top Democratic contender for Michigan’s open Senate seat has begun informing colleagues she will take a pass on the race, according to three people familiar with the conversations, narrowing the field for a seat that Democrats are increasingly worried about whether they can keep next November.