{"id":2619596,"date":"2026-06-26T14:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slotkin-pitches-herself-as-the-way-forward-for-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:38:27","slug":"slotkin-pitches-herself-as-the-way-forward-for-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slotkin-pitches-herself-as-the-way-forward-for-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Slotkin pitches herself as the way forward for Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fslotkin-pitches-herself-as-the-way-forward-for-democratic-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619596&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) discussed her perspectives with a group of Trump voters in Indiana amidst the Democratic Party&#8217;s search for new leadership following Joe Biden\u2019s defeat in the 2024 presidential election. She emphasized the importance of forward-looking,honest leadership and addressed issues like healthcare and education reform,advocating for realistic policies rather than overpromising. Slotkin hinted at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-sends-120-state-law-enforcement-officers-to-oakland-amid-crime-surge\/\" title=\"Newsom dispatches 120 officers to Oakland amidst crime surge\">potential 2028 presidential run<\/a>, highlighting her growing national presence and her calls for fresh leadership within the Democrats, criticizing traditional approaches. the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discussion occurred amid ongoing debates<\/a> within the party about its future direction, especially after recent socialist successes in New York and debates over how to navigate internal factions. Slotkin promotes hopefulness and practicality as key to rebuilding Democratic strength.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11673\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) sat down with a group of Americans who voted for President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump <\/a>in Indiana to hear their thoughts and pitch her vision of leadership as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> struggles to identify a new leader after former President Joe Biden\u2019s crushing defeat in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI told you I\u2019m a Democrat. We got shellacked in the last election, right? We just got crushed. And you don\u2019t start winning again by just rinsing and repeating the same problematic things. So I\u2019m interested in looking forward,\u201d the 49-year-old senator told the group of four Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4624001\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-2028-dsa-new-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s 2028 options grow after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-trashes-mayoral-rival-mamdani-as-manicured-nails-candidate\/\" title=\"Adams trashes mayoral rival Mamdani as \u2018manicured nails\u2019 candidate\">socialist wins<\/a> in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4623925\/dana-white-tomi-lahren-podcast-2028-predictions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dana White reveals potential pick for 2028<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4619474\/pete-buttigieg-overhaul-needed-agencies-targeted-by-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Buttigieg concedes \u2018serious overhaul\u2019 needed for agencies targeted by Trump: \u2018Be open\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4624685\/shapiro-2028-democrat-strength-tie-carney\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4624685\">SHAPIRO BECOMES LATEST 2028 DEMOCRATIC CONTENDER TO STRENGTHEN TIES TO CARNEY  <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michigan Democrat has been elevating her national platform in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential election, setting up conversations ranging from meeting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4520560\/elissa-slotkin-2028-presidential-speculationiowa\/\">Trump supporters<\/a> in Indiana and Iowa to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4624685\/shapiro-2028-democrat-strength-tie-carney\/\">meeting<\/a> with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Toronto. Many pundits have predicted Slotkin may give a White House run a go in 2028, and she has not ruled herself out, fueling the buzz by telling commentator Stephen A. Smith that the party needs \u201cnew leadership\u201d and standing firm in that sentiment in her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1228\">Indiana<\/a> sit-down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople want leadership that charts a path forward and explains how you\u2019re going to get from point A to point B, and doesn\u2019t BS them, and doesn\u2019t sound too good to be true, but has some hopefulness to it,\u201d Slotkin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She spoke in the conversation about how she believes a real leader is \u201cstraight with you\u201d and gives realistic policy expectations rather than overpromising. She pointed to healthcare and education issues, telling the group that she recognizes the execution of Obamacare \u201cbecame worse and worse over time,\u201d leaving costs high, and pitching herself as someone \u201cwilling to think big about how we reorganize on healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA leader will say, \u2018Look, I would, I would love to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rikki-schlott-kudos-to-cornell-and-stanford-for-finally-standing-up-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Rikki Schlott: Kudos to Cornell and Stanford for Finally Standing Up for Free Speech\">make higher education free<\/a> on day one.\u2019 I can\u2019t promise that. What I can promise is I have a path that in three years we\u2019re going to start transitioning public universities,\u201d Slotkin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MajorityDems\/status\/2070222187928133769?s=20\">video of the interaction<\/a>, posted on Majority Democrats\u2019 X page, a group Slotkin is a part of, showed the Trump supporters praising her as \u201csuper relatable\u201d and saying, \u201cfor a Democrat, I thought her ideas were pretty, pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that the fact that she has a positive outlook on the future helps me be a little bit more positive about it as well,\u201d one of the lunch sit-down attendees said, fitting into Slotkin\u2019s own vision of the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video comes at a time when the Democratic Party has been grappling with how Democrats want to present themselves in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028 presidential election<\/a> and which direction they want their leadership to take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623745\/democrats-fret-mamdani-new-york-cost-november\/\">\u2018RED-LETTER DAY\u2019: DEMOCRATS FRET MAMDANI\u2019S SOCIALISTS WILL COST THEM IN NOVEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>-backed socialist sweep through the Big Apple\u2019s congressional midterm elections this week, establishment Democrats have been forced to reckon with how to adapt to the rise of socialism in their party and whether to lean into the party\u2019s left-wing faction. Democrats such as Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4624851\/van-hollen-endorse-el-sayed-michigan\/\">bucked leadership\u2019s preferred candidates <\/a>to back leftist candidates like Michigan\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4565560\/abdul-el-sayed-physician-license-michigan-senate\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery day there\u2019s a debate within the party about the path forward,\u201d Slotkin said on <em>Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith<\/em> on Wednesday. \u201cThat\u2019s why I believe we need significant new leadership. The old models are no longer working, and that includes the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slotkin discusses leadership with Trump voters post-2024 defeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2619597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26097850385359.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32923,35708,37443,19817],"class_list":["post-2619596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-party","tag-political-leadership","tag-progressive-politics","tag-slotkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26097850385359.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619596"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619600,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619596\/revisions\/2619600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}