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Elissa Slotkin: “When I started seeing 450 people show up at a county…”

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

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Slotkin Speaks at Detroit Economic Club

Published | Video Starts at 16:57

Yeah, I think it's like the number one growing local grassroots issue in the state of Michigan. And it unites people from all sides of the political spectrum. And When I started seeing 450 people show up at a county commission meeting in Howell, Michigan...something is going on. Michigan, which used to be my congressional district, I'm like, okay, like something is going on. I haven't seen that kind of grassroots energy on almost any other issue before now. (16:57–17:07)

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Asserts that significant public interest is indicated by large attendance at a county commission meeting.

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