Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said that the party needs new leadership, stating that Democrats have not recovered after losing the 2024 election.

During an interview with Stephen A. Smith, she said there are many debates within the Democratic Party on the best path forward for future victories.

"Democrats were soundly defeated in 2024,” Slotkin said, according to Fox News. “I was in a swing state, and I won that same year. To me, the lesson was simple. Democrats had too many priorities. They tried to make everyone happy and answer every question. When you prioritize everything, no one knows what you actually stand for.”

She said that when President Donald Trump ran his 2024 campaign, he had a very clear message that voters understood.

"Donald Trump came in with one clear message,” Slotkin said. “He said, ‘I’m going to make your life more affordable. I’m going to put more money in your pocket.’ He won because he kept his message simple and focused on the issue Americans cared most about.”

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has also criticized the Democrats, stating that they have to campaign on something other than being anti-Trump.

“My colleagues and people that are running, whether for the Senate or the House, they are literally running on ‘F*** Trump,’” he said during an interview with Bill Maher. “I mean, that’s literally, they have campaign commercials ... and it’s absurd,” the lawmaker said. “And we are getting to that point, and I refuse to engage in that extreme, those terms. We have to find a better way forward.”