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Jaime West, the Democratic candidate for Fayette County Council in Connersville, Indiana, went viral after a candidate forum where she said she'd fire all Republicans, claimed the sheriff's nephew threatened her, and closed with "We have guns too." The Fayette County sheriff and the Connersville fire chief have both disputed her claims. Meanwhile, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed told Meet the Press his family has no Muslim Brotherhood ties, but posts from his half-sister, University of Chicago professor Eman Abdelhadi, say "My family has long been MB," and Mike Rogers is calling it a lie. With the 2026 midterms three weeks away, are Democrats' own candidates their biggest problem?
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