Democrats vying for a pair of deep-red Senate seats are facing increasingly desperate calls from within their party to step aside for more promising independent candidates. But they say they won't drop out — unless there's divine intervention.

Dems are increasingly desperate to get their Senate candidates to drop out in these racesBut Alani Bankhead in Montana and Julian Beaudion in South Dakota say they have no plans to clear the way for independents in their races.www.politico.com