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Celerity

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4. How about looking at an actual vote she cast as an example:

Reply to everyonematters (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:50 AM

Jun 26

In May 2025, she was the only Senate Democrat to vote for a bill that would prevent California from banning the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035:

https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/2025/05/22/congress-rejects-california-ban-gas-powered-cars/83790432007/

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She also (not a vote, a poltical stance) said:

After the 2024 presidential election, Slotkin said that identity politics "needs to go the way of the dodo", adding that "people need to be looked at as independent Americans, whatever group they're from, whatever party they may be from."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/s-not-rocket-science-senate-democrats-detail-lessons-victories-rcna180833

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Elissa Slotkin to Unveil Economic 'War Plan' [View all] applegrove Jun 26 OP

She is becoming a leader of our party Abstractartist Jun 26 #1

The No Labels Problem Solver centrist Slotkin will be pushing the neoliberal rehash 'Abundance Agenda' Celerity Jun 26 #2

Why don't we wait and see what she actually proposes before we make any accusations? everyonematters Jun 26 #3

How about looking at an actual vote she cast as an example: Celerity Jun 26 #4

Your purity test is ridiculous. everyonematters Jun 26 #7

Your attempt to label what I posted as some sort of 'purity test' is the actual 'ridiculous' positing. Celerity Jun 26 #11

What a concept! mcar Jun 26 #9

Yep. "Third Way," "No Labels," "Problem Solvers Caucus," "Abundance Agenda." Same old shit, different package. harumph Jun 26 #5

Deregulation is a large menace at the core of a lot of it. Celerity Jun 26 #6

As my dad would say..."They've cashed their checks." harumph Jun 26 #10

Bingo PhilosopherKing Jun 26 #12

I love this mcar Jun 26 #8

One person's purity test is aocommunalpunch Jun 26 #13

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