Moderate first-term Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan believes that the Democratic Party’s problems aren’t just substantive but also stylistic. Her party, she says, has lost its cool factor.
“We’ve just sort of lost some alpha energy, and I have, like, maybe a few ounces more of that than the average Democrat,” she told a gathering of moderate Democrats in early June in Washington, D.C. Referring to her victory in the 2024 Michigan Senate race, she added, “And that — in a place like the Midwest where our idols are the coaches of our professional teams, and people really like command — I think that was really important.” Speaking like a “normal person” is seriously underrated, she said, in a clear jab at the elite jargon that has become so prevalent in contemporary Democratic circles in recent years. “Even though I say more ums and I don’t speak as perfectly, maybe, as some really, really polished politician, we feel strongly that that’s just being a normal person. Being on Team Normal right now really helps.”
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