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Celerity

(43,127 posts)
47. tell me why you think she isn't
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:22 PM
Jul 2020

if she is trying to hide being a Democrat, then joining the New Democrat Coalition is a pretty poor way to do it

https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/new-democrat-coalition-chair-and-infrastructure-task-force-co-chairs-statement-on-house-passage-of-hr-2-





Biden endorsed her personally back in 2018 as well.

Joe Biden endorses Democrat Elissa Slotkin in 8th Congressional District

https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/04/joe_biden_endorses_democrat_el.html


here is another House Rep's website

Max Rose (just saw an interview with him so I went to his site)

it seems the same as hers in that it makes no blaring Party reference

https://maxrose.house.gov/


No clue why you are trying to drag her.

Maybe because she is a moderate and not a fan of the far left?

If we are not a big tent party, we are never going to maintain control of the House, and will have a hard time winning back the Senate.


Not The Squad: Rep. Elissa Slotkin and her ‘Gang of 9’ offer Democrats a path of moderation

https://www.jta.org/2019/08/05/politics/meet-the-anti-squad-rep-elissa-slotkin-offers-democrats-a-path-of-moderation

LANSING, Michigan (JTA) — Tom Dalton could be the poster boy for Elissa Slotkin’s path to a second term and, she would argue, to Democrats keeping the U.S. House of Representatives. The 67-year-old Vietnam navy vet routinely votes Republican — but says he would not hesitate to vote for Slotkin, a Democrat, if he had the opportunity.

“Seeing what’s happening today in the news, all you hear is negative this and negative that, I would love to know if there’s a lot more of what I saw today,” he said, after Slotkin and the Republican in the neighboring district, Tim Walberg, thanked him for his military service at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in this central Michigan town split between their districts. “I want to thank you for being a Republican and a Democrat,” Dalton said, emphasizing the “you” after the duo gifted him with a ceremonial pin.

In an interview two days later, Slotkin told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that she sees bipartisanship as key to any success in Michigan, which flipped to Trump in 2016 by a tiny margin. She was one of two Democrats to pick up seats in the state last year, ousting the Republican incumbent in an upset. “In my district, I have a very clear mandate to work across the aisle,” she said. “It’s why I was sent to Washington.” “My father was a Republican and my mother was a Democrat,” she said. “In Michigan, we always fought about sports, not politics. The vitriol from Washington has been imported in our swing state and people can’t stand it. You saw how happy people are when people work together.”

Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, is one of nine veterans of the national security apparatus who are freshman Democrats in Congress and who call themselves the “Gang of Nine.” Three of them are Jewish: Slotkin, Elaine Luria of Virginia, a Navy veteran, and Max Rose of Staten Island, an Army veteran.

The “Gang of Nine” contrast sharply with another clique in the freshman Democratic class, “The Squad” of four progressive congresswomen who include Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Although they wouldn’t describe themselves this way, you might call them the “Anti-Squad,” freshmen whose security backgrounds and moderation form an alternative to the progressives who have become symbols of divides within the Democratic Party (and between the parties).

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ironically this next story has a pic of her and Max Rose, lolol


Average vulnerable House Democrat starts 2020 with $1.8 million

Eye-popping numbers and other takeaways from fourth quarter

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/02/02/dollar-dominance-average-vulnerable-house-democrat-starts-2020-with-1-8-million/



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1. House Democrats still dominating

House Democrats in competitive races continued their dominant fundraising, with incumbents raising an average of $679,000 — almost $7,500 per day — in the fourth quarter. Twenty-eight of the 39 Democrats in competitive races raised more than half a million.

On average, these Democrats had nearly $1.8 million in their campaign accounts at the end of the year, and 32 of the 39 had more than $1 million on hand.

Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin topped the list of vulnerable House Democrats, raising nearly $1.3 million. Slotkin is one of 30 Democrats in districts Trump won, and she took a high-profile role in the impeachment process. New York Rep. Max Rose was No. 2 with about $60,000 less than Slotkin, or $1.2 million for the quarter.

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'Duty to country': Democrat makes case to Trump supporters for impeachment

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin announces her support for impeaching Trump in Michigan district that leans towards him

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/16/elissa-slotkin-democrat-backs-trump-impeachment




she obviously is doing something right

Trump's changed the subject to schools. nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #1
Now on Stone, returning Confederate flags to international table tennis tomorrow am grantcart Jul 2020 #30
Yup nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #46
yeah I dont agree with her qazplm135 Jul 2020 #2
I think all over the government, hearts keep breaking dawg day Jul 2020 #3
It's easy to pick a fight when you're totally in the right gratuitous Jul 2020 #4
Am I missing something or is this story (the Putin/Bounty story) not gaining the traction that smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #5
maybe because of things like this Celerity Jul 2020 #7
No problem. I didn't really expect an answer, I just thought maybe I wasn't on top of things smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #11
Since when does the media not SPECULATE 24/7 on potentially-explosive, uncorroberrated news? Beartracks Jul 2020 #20
well, I tried to find the most recent articles on the bounties and those were what came up Celerity Jul 2020 #21
That was three or four outrages ago. We are, literally, knee deep in shit and are just trying not_the_one Jul 2020 #29
What I Find Odd About Her Me. Jul 2020 #6
Rep. Elissa Slotkin Joins Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus (No Labels is the parent organisation) Celerity Jul 2020 #9
No surprise there...the blame the Democrats was a dead giveaway. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #10
So now you are even eating you own front-line, vulnerable centrist Democrats who are literally Celerity Jul 2020 #12
I will call out anyone who posts nonsense about our nominee...and she compares Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #14
did you even read the article? she is not attacking Democrats and said nothing about Biden Celerity Jul 2020 #16
She has said that Biden is not winning Michigan. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #17
she never said that at all, you are making it up Celerity Jul 2020 #19
She said we should not believe the polls...Polls that show Biden winning Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #24
that is NOT what you claimed she said, you simply made it up Celerity Jul 2020 #26
I posted it...she said it...you can parse words if you like...as far as I am concerned we Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #33
no she did not say it, and she is not attacking Democrats, this is the stuff of fantasy Celerity Jul 2020 #40
Good to know...that is how you win. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #42
She said don't believe the polls showing winning by big numbers. Blue_true Jul 2020 #28
I posted what she said below, I don't agree. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #34
Again, she didn't say that she doesn't believe that Biden has some type of lead. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #39
Debbie Dingell has said the same thing. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #43
She said we should not believe the polls...Polls that show Biden winning Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #25
same thing as your previous posts, this is not what you claimed she said, and now you are adding Celerity Jul 2020 #27
These are her own words...quotes. But feel free to continue without me. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #36
lol, she is NOT going after Democrats. That is a false construct made up out of whole cloth. Celerity Jul 2020 #41
She ran as a Democrat and FYI Rep Slotkinis, you are not in the CIA anymore. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #15
she is obviously running as a Democrat. I truly think you have no idea just how fine a line certain Celerity Jul 2020 #18
Complete Nonsense, Don't Distract Me. Jul 2020 #45
tell me why you think she isn't Celerity Jul 2020 #47
Nice Try Me. Jul 2020 #48
It's Why I Double-Checked Her Me. Jul 2020 #13
That is exactly my point. She blames Democrats and announces that we should not believe the Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #37
We don't hold the Senate...what pray tell are we supposed to do? Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author catbyte Jul 2020 #22
I have no idea what you are calling 'a load' Celerity Jul 2020 #23
by that thing are you talking about Trump ? becsuse trump "won" in 2016 and she won in 2018 JI7 Jul 2020 #38
If tRump is not held accountable for his actions warmfeet Jul 2020 #31
Biden was, she wins tirebiter Jul 2020 #32
Rock the boat. GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #35
My Congresswoman. James48 Jul 2020 #44
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