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Michigan’s Senate Battle Royale

Elissa Slotkin is a veritable money-raising machine. But there’s a sneaking suspicion among Democrats that she could be headed for a brutal primary.

After being endorsed by Liz Cheney, Elissa Slotkin is already being branded by rivals as the next Kyrsten Sinema.
After being endorsed by Liz Cheney, Elissa Slotkin is already being branded by rivals as the next Kyrsten Sinema. Photo: Sarah Rice/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
February 28, 2023

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin announced her candidacy for the Senate in Michigan today with an air of inevitability—and yet there’s a sneaking suspicion among Democrats that she could be headed for a brutal primary. The last thing the party wants is a civil war in a battleground state, especially at a time when Republicans are trying to prove that they can rally around an electable candidate, like Peter Meijer (even if they just elected an election-denier as their G.O.P. party chair).