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Elissa Slotkin: “The idea that I would just be so partisan that I couldn't have Thanksgiving dinner with my dad just doesn't work for me.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2025
The idea that I would just be so partisan that I couldn't have Thanksgiving dinner with my dad just doesn't work for me.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Slotkin reflects on her mixed political upbringing and bipartisan values.

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