Democrats Are Spending More in This Michigan District Than in Any Other in the Country

 The Seventh Congressional District race in Michigan is one of the most hotly contested in the country

• Democratic incumbent Elissa Slotkin vs Republican challenger Tom Barrett
• Together, spending from both sides totals nearly $27 million
• Nearly 1 out of every 22 dollars spent on a House race this cycle has gone to the battle over this district
• The district is in many ways the perfect swing district, encompassing the full spectrum of voter types
• There are urban voters and college students in Lansing, but also rural voters in surrounding counties

These challenges help explain why Slotkin is pulling out all the cards she has in the last weeks of her campaign.

• Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) announced her endorsement of Slotkin, the first Democrat she has ever publicly backed.
• Cheney on Tuesday will appear on the campaign trail with Slotkin for an event titled "Evening for Patriotism and Bipartisanship."

Slotkin "wants it both ways," pitching herself as a moderate while also placating the Democratic Party base

• On student debt forgiveness, Slotkin criticized Biden's bailout as a "band aid" for the problem but then said she was "happy for the folks who will get relief."
• She says, 'Oh, you know, we need to provide relief for people, but this doesn't do it in the right way or go far enough.'"
• Slotkin graduated from Cornell University with a degree in sociology and then obtained a graduate degree from Columbia University.

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