Michigan Dem Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow defends tweet trashing rural America, extolling coastal elites
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow defended past tweets that criticized rural America and praised coastal elites, acknowledging the language was not her most eloquent but standing by the sentiment. She also compared aspects of the Trump administration to Nazi Germany, citing concerns about authoritarianism. McMorrow is in a tight three-way Democratic primary race to succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters.
- ▪Mallory McMorrow defended her 2016 tweet agreeing that rural Americans need to reach outside their comfort zones.
- ▪She stated that empathy should go both ways but criticized Trump's base for fearing unfamiliar people and places.
- ▪McMorrow drew parallels between the Trump administration and Nazi Germany, expressing concern over an authoritarian slide.
- ▪Polls show a close Democratic primary race in Michigan, with Abdul El-Sayed at 23%, McMorrow at 20.7%, and Haley Stevens at 20.3%.
- ▪Republican Mike Rogers is expected to win the GOP nomination and has support from former President Trump.
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Politics Michigan Dem Sen. candidate McMorrow defends tweet trashing rural America, extolling coastal elites By Ryan King Published May 3, 2026, 6:27 p.m. ET Michigan Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow stood by her since-deleted tweets digging at rural America, whom the Democrat suggested needs to learn from coastal elites. McMorrow’s past tweets disparaging rural America were first reported by The Post last year but have since gained renewed scrutiny due to a recent CNN report on them. “I think we all need to understand each other better,” McMorrow told CNN’s “Inside Politics” Sunday. “I’ve lived all over the country, I’ve met a lot of different people, and I stand by that.
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