If Democrats can win here, they're on the way to a wave
CLARKSTON, Mich. — At the Brioni Café, members of the weekly seniors' coffee klatch called "The Geezers" complained about spiraling health care and prescription drug costs. Two tables away, a garden club of Republican women were discussing health care as well, and President Donald Trump's record on women's issues.
The conversations are a prime example of why Democrat Elissa Slotkin believes she has a chance to oust this community's seemingly safe two-term House Republican incumbent, Rep. Mike Bishop, in the November midterm election — and forge a roadmap for her party's drive to regain the House majority this fall.
Michigan's 8th Congressional District, a mix of suburban and rural areas just north west of Detroit, helped pave Trump's path to victory in the state — winning here in part because he promised better and cheaper health insurance and to combat opioid abuse.
In an interview with NBC News, Slotkin said Democrats have reclaimed the advantage on health care after several election cycles of playing defense on a major Midwestern pocketbook issue.
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Seems to me that Elissa Slotkin has what it takes to be an attractive candidate in many, many ways.
Michigan's 8th is another one for me to keep an eye on election night. I hope she nails it!
