Washington, Aug. 6 -- Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar lost his bid for re-election on Wednesday after losing a hard-fought primary election to his democratic socialist challenger Donovan McKinney. McKinney won roughly 51.9% of the vote compared to Thanedar's 48.1% to become the Democratic nominee for Michigan's 13th congressional district. Thanedar's defeat marks the second high-profile loss for an elected Indian-American politician after Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi gave up his seat in the House in an unsuccessful bid to become US Senator from the state of Illinois. In the US political system, candidates must first win a primary election held by their own party before progressing to a general election against opposing parties....