Sen. Elissa Slotkin takes her Midwest message to Iowa, fueling 2028 speculation

DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., pitched herself here Tuesday as an advocate for Midwest pragmatism that she believes can help her party — and the country — navigate past the stormy politics of President Donald Trump

DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., pitched herself here Tuesday as an advocate for Midwest pragmatism that she believes can help her party — and the country — navigate past the stormy politics of President Donald Trump.

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Using her keynote address at a Polk County Democratic Party dinner to underline Iowa’s political influence as a potential early contest in the 2028 presidential race, Slotkin urged her audience to vet White House hopefuls carefully.

“You guys are Iowa,” Slotkin said. “You’re going to see every Tom, Dick and Harry candidate come through here, right? I want you to ask what their offensive plan is, their Project 2029. What is their value proposition that they’re going to offer to the American people that is going to offer an alternative to what Trump is doing, rather than just pointing at him and saying, ‘He’s bad, he’s bad, he’s bad, he’s bad’?”