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Elissa Slotkin: “None of us [Democrats] were approached either as a group or…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Battle for the Senate: A Conversation with Michigan Candidate & Current Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin

Published | Video Starts at 06:56

And he said that in the press conference right after he lost his job. He said, I did not want to, quote, sell my soul to Democrats for their votes. So None of us [Democrats] were approached either as a group or individually [by Kevin McCarthy for support]. I guess my question would be, which of those Republicans would have voted for Nancy Pelosi without a deal? None of them. Right. (06:56–06:57)

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Asserts that Kevin McCarthy did not approach Democrats for support before losing his position as Speaker.

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