Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow defended now-deleted social media posts and responded to questions about where she lived and voted in 2016 during an on-air exchange with CNN’s Manu Raju, after CNN’s KFile reported she removed about 6,000 posts. McMorrow is competing in a three-way Democratic primary on Aug. 4 and the winner is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers in the November general election.
Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow is facing renewed scrutiny over past social media activity after CNN’s KFile reported that roughly 6,000 posts from her account had been deleted.
In a subsequent exchange with CNN correspondent Manu Raju, McMorrow defended her earlier comments about rural America and said she still agreed with the underlying sentiment in at least one post highlighted in the reporting.
On another post referenced in the interview, McMorrow also said she saw “parallels” between Nazi Germany and the Trump administration, calling it “deeply concerning” and citing what she described as an “authoritarian slide.”
Raju also questioned McMorrow about residency and voting history. CNN’s report cited McMorrow’s account in a recent autobiography that she moved to Michigan in 2014, while also pointing to social media posts in 2016 describing herself as a California resident and to her participation in California’s June 2016 primary.
In the CNN exchange, McMorrow said her move and settling in Michigan took time, describing it as a “two-year process.” She said she registered to vote in Michigan in August 2016 and voted there in the November 2016 general election, while also noting she and her husband still maintained a place in Southern California during the transition.
Raju further noted that McMorrow had criticized another social media user in 2024 for voting in Michigan after moving to California, calling such conduct illegal if it was done intentionally after someone had moved permanently.
McMorrow, a member of the Michigan Senate, is one of three prominent Democrats running in the Aug. 4 primary alongside U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, and the winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman who is running again for the seat.
