Democrats begin to plant seeds for open convention

As a growing chorus of lawmakers continues to call on President Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s nominee, several prominent Democratic lawmakers and operatives are discussing and publicly endorsing the idea of an open nominating process at the Democratic National Convention.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) became the second Democratic senator to call on Biden to step aside on Thursday. On Friday, the vulnerable red-state Democrat who is up for reelection in the Senate made it clear he’d like to see an open nominating process at the convention in Chicago next month, and he’s not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris at this time, according to his office.