Last night, Michiganders in the 8th Congressional District got a taste of what the Republican primary will look like for the next several months: a nasty, drag-out fight between five non-viable candidates who are all paying lip service to voters on the issues they care most about, including skyrocketing drug prices and the ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating Michigan waters.
“While Representative Elissa Slotkin is focused on securing practical, bipartisan solutions to the issues that matter to 8th District families, Republicans showed Thursday night that they are more prepared to deliver partisan talking points than deliver on the needs and priorities of Michigan families,” said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice.
Some lowlights from the forum:
- None of the candidates even mentioned PFAS, the “forever chemicals” contaminating Michigan’s lakes and streams. Slotkin has successfully fought for bipartisan legislation to help Michigan communities combat PFAS contamination.
- Republicans paid lip service to protecting Michiganders with pre-existing conditions, but none bothered to condone Washington Republican’s support for a lawsuit that would eliminate those protections.
- When Junge pointed out that his paltry Q4 fundraising was several times larger than any of his competitors, Detmer responded, “A hundred and fifty [thousand] of that was your own money and the rest of it was front-loaded from family and friends and business associates in California.”