Recently, there have been reports of tension between President Biden's allies and Rep. Hillary Scholten, a first-term Democrat from Michigan. This conflict arose after Scholten publicly called for President Biden to step away from his re-election bid. Scholten, who successfully flipped a traditionally red seat in 2022, found herself at odds with the Biden campaign and the state Democratic party.
Sources revealed that Scholten was removed from a coordinated campaign effort aimed at electing candidates at various levels within the party. This decision to exclude Scholten reportedly came shortly after her call for Biden to drop out of the re-election race. The state Democratic party was responsible for the move, according to insider information.
However, there seems to have been a shift in the situation, as Scholten was welcomed back to the combined field effort involving the presidential, Senate, and House races. Had she not been reinstated, it was suggested that Democratic organizers campaigning in her district would have omitted Scholten's name while mentioning Biden and the party's Senate nominee.
A spokesperson for the Biden campaign, Mia Ehrenberg, expressed that Rep. Scholten is now welcome at the coordinated campaign and that they are looking forward to campaigning with her in the upcoming fall elections. This development indicates a potential resolution to the reported rift between Scholten and Biden's allies.
