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Elissa Slotkin: “Voter turnout is critical in national races like the…”

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 36:56

So that's number one. And if you live in those states, like ask the question, prompt, agitate, get the plan, et cetera. Number two, the truth is that Voter turnout is critical in national races like the presidential, but also big Senate races. And we always say this as Democrats. Right. If people who didn't vote actually either were motivated to vote or were able to vote easily, we would win many, many more elections. (36:56–37:04)

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Asserts the importance of voter turnout in determining outcomes of national and Senate races.

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