Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said Democrats need to abandon identity politics if they want to win over voters in future elections and that ideology is needed to “go the way of the Dodo.” he told reporters.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) and Democrats who won Senate races in the 2024 election held a press conference Tuesday at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), saying that despite the president, I explained how I was able to win. -President Trump won in their states.
Slotkin, who represents the first House battleground district to switch from red to blue, said identity politics is not a winning strategy in a state like Michigan.
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Slotkin attributed her victory in part to her distancing from identity politics. (Reuters)
She defeated Republican Sen. Mike Rogers in what was considered a “toss-up” race in the presidential battleground state.
Slotkin also attributed the victory to a focus on the economy, or “table” issues. But it’s not enough to focus on these issues, she said, and it’s not enough to just talk openly about them.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Democrat of Wisconsin) and Sen. Jacky Rosen (Democrat of Nevada), DSCC Chairman Sen. Gary Peters (Democrat of Michigan), and Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (Democrat of Arizona) also attended the press conference. did.
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Mr. Peters served as DSCC chair during the 2024 election period. (Reuters/Mike Seeger)
For Schumer, the Democratic victory can be summarized as three things: the quality of the candidates, the economic performance in the Senate that affected each state, and the strategic early investment in TV advertising. That’s what it means.
He also noted that he believes high digital ad spending is contributing to pushing media over the edge in a rapidly changing media landscape.
Regarding Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Schumer said DSCC staff is still on the ground in the state and that Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey has refused to concede despite the Senate race. He pointed out that this allowed an automatic recount to be triggered. – Selected leader Dave McCormick.
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Schumer elaborated on his thoughts on Democratic success in battleground states. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Asked what went wrong in Pennsylvania, where Casey did not run with a wide lead over Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Schumer said the state is still undergoing a recount. I just answered.
Other Democrats in battleground and Republican states were able to significantly outperform Ms. Harris, leading to some victories in states won by Mr. Trump.
Gallego, one of those successful Democrats, gave reporters insight into why he defeated Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake. He pointed to voting groups of men and Latino voters who have seen early gains in the polls. He pointed out that boxing match parties and rodeos convey specific cultural messages to this demographic.
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Gallego defeated Lake in Arizona. (Getty Images)
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Additionally, he criticized Lake in the way someone outside Arizona who doesn’t know much about the border crisis would talk about it. Gallego said Lake’s talk about closing borders sounds like someone from the East Coast.
He said Arizona’s economy relies on travel and the transportation of goods between the state and Mexico, so the border cannot be completely closed.
