CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on how independent Senate candidates are testing voters' appetite for an alternative to the two major parties in the midterm elections. The Democratic Party is also standing down and not fielding their own candidates in a handful of rural states, a blunt acknowledgment of the geographical challenges and unpopularity with some voters.

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Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington arrived at court and was immediately surrounded by members of the press asking about the possibility of his client’s case being retried should a mistrial be declared.