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Axios
6 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
McMorrow's beer tour aims to reach new voters
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow is tapping into her enthusiasm for beer with a series of campaign events at breweries across the state. The big picture: Her affinity goes back to bartending in college at Notre Dame — "a very heavy drinking school," she told Axios just before an hourlong event last week at Atwater Brewery & Tap House near the Detroit Riverfront. Zoom in: With a glass of beer by her side, McMorrow faced questions from about 75 attendees about federal budget cuts, student loan forgiveness, the "manosphere" and other topics. Catch up quick: McMorrow, a Democrat from Royal Oak, is among several candidates in the hypercompetitive 2026 race to succeed Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township), whose sudden retirement in January shook up the state's political landscape. Between the lines: Meeting at local breweries has helped McMorrow reach younger voters and families who might be turned off or intimidated by traditional, partisan campaign events that can feel like an echo chamber, she says. "I love how creative the industry is. ... Just popping into a brewery gives you a really good taste of the locals, and it's where they hang out." Driving the news: The tour kicked off last month with four stops in 24 hours at breweries in Ferndale, Ypsilanti, Flint and Warren. State of play: Last week at Atwater, McMorrow toured the production facilities and posed for photos with general manager J.R. Bohn before her event. The other side: Many in the crowd cheered her criticisms of "masked ICE agents" and federal cuts impacting medical research, and her support for universal paid leave. Yes, but: The potential voters didn't applaud all of her answers. Tim Polonkey, of Ortonville, said it was his first-ever political event. He said he didn't think McMorrow fully answered his question about reaching out to younger men in vocational fields with her anecdote about visiting a local union hall. "She talked about being there, but she didn't talk about relationships that she built with those young men," Polonkey said. "But as she described, and fairly, this is early in her campaign, and I think she can develop that."
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Michigan has been a pipeline for women in power. Will that continue in 2026?
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, delivers a speech about Project 2025 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. A competitive U.S. Senate race is shaping up in Michigan, where Democratic Sen. Gary Peters' retirement has opened up a seat in a key swing state. The top contenders for the Democratic nomination are Rep. Haley Stevens, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2018, and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. McMorrow is seen as a rising star in the party who went viral and gained national attention in 2022 for a rousing, impassioned floor speech she gave rebuking a Republican lawmaker who, in a fundraising email, baselessly accused her of wanting to 'groom' kindergarteners and 'teach that 8-year-olds are responsible for slavery.' Also running in the Democratic primary are state Rep. Joe Tate, former speaker of the Michigan House, and Abdul El-Sayed, the former Wayne County health director and 2018 candidate for governor. On the Republican side, former Rep. Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the 2024 Senate race to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin, is running again. GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga is also expected to jump in the race. Michigan is a perennial presidential battleground state: President Donald Trump won it in 2016, former Democratic President Joe Biden put the state back in the Democratic column in 2020 and Trump flipped it back in 2024. But over the last 30 years, the state has consistently elected Democrats to the Senate — the last time the state sent a Republican senator to Washington was 1994. The state has long been a pipeline for women Democratic leaders, from former Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Debbie Dingell to Slotkin; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 presidential candidate; Attorney General Dana Nessel; Rep. Hillary Scholten; and prominent progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Rep. Lisa McClain, the Republican Conference chair in the House, also hails from Michigan. If either Stevens or McMorrow wins the primary and the general, Michigan would add to the number of states represented in the Senate by two women simultaneously. There are currently four such states — Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada and Washington. Republicans currently control the Senate by a three-seat majority, 53 to 47, and Senators serve six-year terms, meaning a third of the Senate is up every election cycle. For Democrats to win back the chamber in 2026, they'd need to hold competitive seats in states like Georgia and Michigan while flipping four GOP-held seats in Maine, North Carolina and even more Republican-leaning states like Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rising Dem star distances herself from 'inclusive language' as newsletters reveal a different story
U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow told a Michigan crowd last month that gender-inclusive language was pushed by the Democratic Party's "more progressive groups," despite including "inclusive language" in her constituent newsletters as recently as November. McMorrow, a Michigan state senator, said at the Michigan Democratic Party Rural Summit on April 12 that she "got some flack" from Democrats who encouraged her to use "inclusive language" around the time of the Dobbs decision in 2022, which overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion law to the states. "You may have heard phrases like 'birthing persons' or 'chestfeeding,' which was a push by some of our more progressive groups to be more inclusive, so that we were capturing the fact that occasionally, trans men or women may need reproductive care," McMorrow said. "That is not untrue. But, if we were thinking about who we needed to move to our side to have the votes we needed to accomplish the goal, when you say things that are kind of made-up phrases, it becomes really alienating." While McMorrow acknowledges how that language can actually be "alienating" to voters outside the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and is running a campaign that rejects "performative nonsense," McMorrow chose to include that very language in several constituent newsletters describing Michigan legislation supported by the Senate Democratic Caucus. Rising Star Dem Critical Of Schumer's Leadership Launches 2026 Bid In Key Senate Battleground As recently as November 2024, McMorrow's constituent newsletter – which highlights the Michigan Democrat's legislative agenda, spotlights community events and shares good news from the district – including descriptions of Senate bills using "inclusive language," like "birthing parent." Read On The Fox News App Why Pete Buttigieg Said No To Running For The Senate Next Year In McMorrow's newsletter, Senate Bills 1127 and 1128 are described as requiring "private insurers and Medicaid to provide coverage for group-based pregnancy support programs, which are shown to result in improved health outcomes for both the birthing parent and baby." Similar language was included in a newsletter the month before describing the Momnibus bill package as "amplifying the voices of Black and Brown birthing people." The same "birthing individuals" language was included in an April 2024 newsletter, describing the Momnibus bill package as created to "strengthen community-driven programs, enhance prenatal care and maternal healthcare, and amplify the voices of Black birthing individuals, mothers, women, families, and stakeholders." While descriptions of "birthing" people or individuals are included in McMorrow's newsletter, her campaign said she did not write those words. Andrew Mamo, McMorrow for Michigan spokesman, told Fox News Digital in a statement: "As she wrote in her book and says on the campaign trail, Mallory knows Democrats need to talk like real people and not use fabricated language that, while intending to be 'inclusive,' sounds so unfamiliar that it's weird to a majority of people. These legislative updates weren't written by Mallory, and she has continued to advocate even within her own caucus the need to change how Democrats speak." The campaign said that while the state senator writes a portion of her constituent newsletters, the "birthing" language had been written by the Senate Democratic Caucus. However, those bill descriptions are not attributed to anyone in McMorrow's newsletter. McMorrow's campaign also pointed to pages in her book released in March that argued the pressure to use "inclusive language" fails at "defining your audience," as Democrats continue to grapple with losing the House, Senate and White House in November. McMorrow, considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, announced her bid for U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters early last month, framing herself as an outsider and calling for a new generation of leaders in Washington. McMorrow has said she would not vote for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to continue as the party leader, adding that it is time for him to step back. The 38-year-old Michigan state senator garnered national attention for her viral speech to the Michigan state senate in 2022, where she pushed back on allegations from a Republican lawmaker that she was "grooming" and "sexualizing" children. "I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme," McMorrow said, calling out Republican state Sen. Lana Theis for invoking her name in a fundraising email. "We will not let hate win."Original article source: Rising Dem star distances herself from 'inclusive language' as newsletters reveal a different story
Bloomberg
03-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
China Hints at Tariff Talks With US
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Mallory McMorrow, Democratic Michigan State Senator and candidate for US Senate discusses the closely watched Michigan Senate race. Rep. Mike Flood (R) Nebraska talks about the progress Congress is doing to prepare for the reconciliation package and states that July 4th is a "more reasonable deadline." Daniel Hornung, Former Deputy Director for the National Economic Council during the Biden Administration, discusses whether the current economy is President Trump's or still President Biden's as US payroll growth tops forecasts. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tuesday's Campaign Round-Up, 4.22.25: Haley Stevens joins crowded Senate field in Michigan
Today's installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Michigan, the Democrats' U.S. Senate primary field is getting increasingly crowded, with Rep. Haley Stevens throwing her hat into the ring. She joins state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed. * In Arizona's gubernatorial race, Donald Trump had already endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson's Republican candidacy, but now that Rep. Andy Biggs is also running against her in a primary, the president has decided to endorse him, too. (Trump has a history of issuing 'dual endorsements,' backing multiple candidates in the same GOP primary.) * On a related note, the far-right Club for Growth appears to be intervening in the Arizona race, claiming that Biggs, the former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is more electable than Robson. * Republican Rep. Andy Barr is poised to launch his U.S. Senate bid in Kentucky, setting up a primary fight against Daniel Cameron, the former state attorney general who lost a gubernatorial race in the Bluegrass State in 2023. * In related news, with Barr giving up his U.S. House seat — in Kentucky's most competitive congressional district — Democrats are making no secret of the fact that they see a key pickup opportunity. * High-profile Georgia Democrats have steered clear of next year's gubernatorial race, but state Sen. Jason Esteves hopes to fill the void, kicking off a statewide bid this week. For now, he's the only Democrat in the race, after Rep. Lucy McBath withdrew to focus on her husband's health issues. * Republicans do not yet have a top contender in California's gubernatorial race, but Steve Hilton, perhaps best known as a former Fox News host, hopes to change that. He joins Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, as the GOP candidates in the race. This article was originally published on
