Alyssa Slotkin
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yeah, I'll probably lose my next election, but I have to be able to look myself in the mirror in my life. And so, you know, we wrote an op-ed, a group of us, we're all service and veteran folks saying, you know what? We may lose our seats, but we got, this is just beyond the pill. And we did it. And I did these town halls.
yeah, I'll probably lose my next election, but I have to be able to look myself in the mirror in my life. And so, you know, we wrote an op-ed, a group of us, we're all service and veteran folks saying, you know what? We may lose our seats, but we got, this is just beyond the pill. And we did it. And I did these town halls.
yeah, I'll probably lose my next election, but I have to be able to look myself in the mirror in my life. And so, you know, we wrote an op-ed, a group of us, we're all service and veteran folks saying, you know what? We may lose our seats, but we got, this is just beyond the pill. And we did it. And I did these town halls.
I had 500 people at a time heckling me and screaming at me and very, very unhappy. but it was the best lesson I could ever learn as a new elected official. Like risk your job in your first year because number one, You're liberated, right? You can do what you need to do, what you think is right.
I had 500 people at a time heckling me and screaming at me and very, very unhappy. but it was the best lesson I could ever learn as a new elected official. Like risk your job in your first year because number one, You're liberated, right? You can do what you need to do, what you think is right.
I had 500 people at a time heckling me and screaming at me and very, very unhappy. but it was the best lesson I could ever learn as a new elected official. Like risk your job in your first year because number one, You're liberated, right? You can do what you need to do, what you think is right.
Number two, actually, I had people coming up to me, a lot of Trump voters who would say to me, excuse my French, and like in the airport, they'd be like, look, I don't really like you. I don't really like your party, but I saw you did that. You did those town halls and like that took balls.
Number two, actually, I had people coming up to me, a lot of Trump voters who would say to me, excuse my French, and like in the airport, they'd be like, look, I don't really like you. I don't really like your party, but I saw you did that. You did those town halls and like that took balls.
Number two, actually, I had people coming up to me, a lot of Trump voters who would say to me, excuse my French, and like in the airport, they'd be like, look, I don't really like you. I don't really like your party, but I saw you did that. You did those town halls and like that took balls.
And like, it was like, you know, some respect for risking your job, which is just a thing that's not done a lot in politics. So you're going to have to talk to them But I will just say, again, history is not going to judge those folks well who knew better but protected him.
And like, it was like, you know, some respect for risking your job, which is just a thing that's not done a lot in politics. So you're going to have to talk to them But I will just say, again, history is not going to judge those folks well who knew better but protected him.
And like, it was like, you know, some respect for risking your job, which is just a thing that's not done a lot in politics. So you're going to have to talk to them But I will just say, again, history is not going to judge those folks well who knew better but protected him.
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All of those things require me to be more than just an AOC. I can't do what she does because we live in a purple state and I'm a pragmatist. Everyone you mentioned has a lot of words. What have they actually done to change the situation with Donald Trump?
All of those things require me to be more than just an AOC. I can't do what she does because we live in a purple state and I'm a pragmatist. Everyone you mentioned has a lot of words. What have they actually done to change the situation with Donald Trump?
All of those things require me to be more than just an AOC. I can't do what she does because we live in a purple state and I'm a pragmatist. Everyone you mentioned has a lot of words. What have they actually done to change the situation with Donald Trump?
I think there's a feeling in the country, and I often say this, we're about to turn 250 years old. We're still pretty young for a country. These are our angry teenage years. We are going through this push and pull where we're happy, we're sad, we want this, we want that. And what do you do when you have a teenager who's threatening
I think there's a feeling in the country, and I often say this, we're about to turn 250 years old. We're still pretty young for a country. These are our angry teenage years. We are going through this push and pull where we're happy, we're sad, we want this, we want that. And what do you do when you have a teenager who's threatening