Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow stands by deleted post saying rural America can learn from coastal elites

Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow stood by a since-deleted social media post in which she agreed that rural America could learn from coastal elites.

McMorrow appeared on CNN Sunday, where host Manu Raju referenced a 2016 post from a rural Midwest user: "I’m from the rural Midwest. All this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards." McMorrow had replied, "I’m from rural New Jersey. This ranks 100%." Raju asked if she stood by the sentiment that rural parts of America can learn from coastal elites.

McMorrow, who deleted roughly 6,000 social media posts during her Senate campaign, said everyone should try to understand each other better. "Trump has succeeded in weaponizing us against each other, convincing us that we are each other's enemies," she said. "I’ve lived all over the country. I've met a lot of different people, and I stand by that. Was it the most eloquent tweet I've ever tweeted? No, I've tweeted thousands of times. There is a level of authenticity and just grappling, in the wake of the 2016 election, of how somebody like Donald Trump could have been elected. And what I know is we are not each other's enemies, and we need to understand each other better."

CNN's KFILE unit reported that McMorrow deleted the roughly 6,000 posts in 2025 after the New York Post highlighted several of her past social media comments.

Raju suggested the post showed disdain for parts of the U.S. that supported President Donald Trump. "I don't," McMorrow replied. "Was it the most eloquent thing I've ever written? Absolutely not. But I would argue most people are not particularly elegant on Twitter or Facebook."

McMorrow defended her past voting record and multiple deleted posts during the "Inside Politics" appearance. "Moving takes time," she said, explaining a vote in California after relocating to Michigan.

The interview came after criticism from Rep. Haley Stevens, a primary opponent. Stevens called the deleted posts tacky and out of touch with Michigan. "I thought it was a little tacky, and I think that it dovetails from things that we saw Mallory McMorrow say last year," Stevens said. "It strikes me as very out of touch with what our state is all about."

McMorrow rejected claims that she is disconnected from voters. "I tweeted normal things like a normal person, and people are desperate for authenticity," she said.