I can’t do what she does because we live in a purple state, and I’m a pragmatist.
Elissa Slotkin: “I can’t do what she does because we live in a purple state, and I’m a pragmatist.”
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Slotkin explains her pragmatic approach compared to more progressive colleagues.
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