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On the recordMarch 19, 2025
I can’t do what she does because we live in a purple state, and I’m a pragmatist.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan
Source
cnn.com

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Slotkin explains her pragmatic approach compared to more progressive colleagues.

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