In a recent development, Mallory McMorrow, a candidate for the Michigan Senate, reaffirmed her stance regarding her previously deleted tweets that took a critical view of rural America. The Democrat had implied that these communities could benefit from insights offered by coastal elites.
The content of McMorrow’s earlier tweets, which criticized rural America, was initially brought to light last year by The Post. However, they have resurfaced in public discourse following a recent feature by CNN that put them back under the spotlight.
During an appearance on CNN’s “Inside Politics” on Sunday, McMorrow commented, “I think it’s crucial for us all to gain a better understanding of each other. I’ve had the opportunity to live in various parts of the country and meet a diverse range of people, and I stand by the essence of that message. It might not have been the most articulate tweet I’ve ever composed, but the sentiment remains.”
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, McMorrow had aligned herself with a tweet suggesting that the expectation for coastal elites to gain a deeper understanding of wider America was misplaced.
“It is much of white working class America that needs to reach outside its comfort zone and meet people not like them,” then-reporter Patrick Thornton argued in the X thread.
The original tweet posited that many rural Americans had chosen to remain isolated from broader national interactions, often residing in areas that do not reflect the country as a whole.
Responding to this, McMorrow had added her own perspective, writing, “As someone who hails from rural New Jersey, this resonates entirely. Empathy should be mutual, yet the core of Trump’s supporters often fear the unfamiliar.”
During her wide-ranging interview with CNN, McMorrow said that she sees parallels between Nazi Germany and the Trump administration
“Yeah, I do,” she told CNN. “It is deeply concerning that we’ve seen an authoritarian slide and, as we’ve talked about earlier, dividing people against each other.”
“I don’t think a lot of people would argue [with the notion] that there are shades of authoritarianism here that we need to be deeply concerned about.”
McMorrow, a Michigan state senator, has been seen as a rising star within progressive circles and is running in a very competitive Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Polls show a close three-way race on the Democratic side, with lefty physician Abdul El-Sayed leading the pack with 23% support, followed by McMorrow at 20.7% and moderate Rep. Haley Stevens at 20.3%, according to the latest RealClearPolitics polling aggregate.
The primary is slated for Aug. 4.
Republican Mike Rogers is widely expected to lock down the nod on the GOP side. Rogers narrowly lost to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in 2024 by 0.34 percentage points and has President Trump’s backing.
