time asking ohio voters to send his friend nina turner to washington. >> the next member of congress, nina turner! >> reporter: james clyburn spent the weekend here taking a different stance. saying president biden needs a loyal partner. >> he needs somebody there who will work with him. >> reporter: here in cleveland, a contentious congressional primary contest is reviving old divisions between the democratic establishment and the party's progressive win. turner and brown are vying to fill the seat of marcia fudge who stepped down to serve in biden's cabinet. sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez are for turner and hillary clinton and leaders of the congressional black caucus backing brown. >> there is no contrast, it is all about shontel brown. >> reporter: it is a key test for the party's direction and the biden agenda with other groups flooding the airwaves