Morning Digest: If 'The Wire' had a sixth season, this would be the storyline

_{The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.}

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● Baltimore, MD Mayor: Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's political career seemed to be over in 2010 when she resigned after she was convicted of stealing gift cards that were supposed to help needy families, but now she's once again mulling a comeback to reclaim her old office. Should she wage another campaign to lead this loyally blue city, the former mayor would be seeking to oust incumbent Brandon Scott, who beat her 30-27 in the 2020 Democratic primary.