Elissa Slotkin has mastered the art of winning in a politically diverse state, first by unseating a Republican in the House in 2018, and more recently in a Senate seat victory. What do Michigan and other Democrats have to learn from her path, where does she think her party is headed nationally, and how can Congress ever recover from its dismal output and become a place once again of significant, bipartisan prescriptive policy? In conversation with Astead Herndon, editorial director at Vox and host of the podcast America, Actually!

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

5:30 - 6:45 pm