LANSING, Mich. – When U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced plans to run for a critical Senate seat in Michigan, many Democrats were pleased. While that may be good news for the effort to protect Democrats' fragile Senate majority, it's complicating the party's bid to retake the House in 2024. Losing either seat could put the majority out of reach for Democrats and expand the Republicans’ cushion in the House. It encompasses Republican-dominated counties such as Clinton and Shiawassee and Democratic strongholds like Ingham, which is home to the state Capitol and Michigan State University. Byrum, who represented part of Ingham County in the state House from 2007 to 2012, has grown a following on social media by countering election misinformation as a local clerk.

Source: The Nation April 23, 2023 14:02 UTC