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"I've been telling Democrats everywhere I go this week: Don't get high on
your own supply and think everyone is as energetic as you are," said Rep.
Elissa Slotkin, the Democrats' Senate nominee in Michigan. "If you do, you
obviously haven't been to a swing state in awhile."

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MN), considered by many to be a rising star in the Democratic Party, has found herself in hot water with her most progressive colleagues.

Slotkin drew fire from the Left last week when she skipped a key vote on a potential block on arms sales to Israel in favor of a star turn on Stephen Colbert’s axed late-night comedy show, as the Daily Mail reports. ...

However, Slotkin had reportedly not informed her party that she was choosing self-promotion over voting on Capitol Hill.

To the apparent surprise of the Democrats, Slotkin posted a photo from backstage at the legendary venue, writing, “Tune in tonight!!”

Her presence in New York caused Slotkin to miss multiple votes on the Senate floor, however.

Those votes included the aforementioned resolution that would have halted over $675 million in arms sales to Israel.

While the proposal was ultimately defeated, it drew growing support from Democrats in the chamber.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) (currently under investigation for her ‘defy illegal orders’ video), made the same point in a different way. “Democrats still, I think, have an issue with being for everything. How do we boil down what we really care about to two or three things that actually impact people?”

Being “for everything” is just another way of saying members must agree on all points— the political purity test. Boiling it down to 2-3 points would theoretically leave room for disagreement, such as over women’s sports, bail policies with teeth, border enforcement, and whether 6’8” bearded men wearing sack-like dresses should be allowed to loiter in the women’s room at Target.