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Can Democrats win Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate seat? Mallory McMorrow says yes.
(Detroit Free Press) Ask any Republican what their party stands for, and you'll get a quick answer: "Jobs, the border, inflation." Democrats can contest each item ― and they'd be right ― but that doesn't matter to loyal GOP voters. These are the priorities President Donald Trump and his cohort repeat ad infinitum.
They're tidy and tangible, and they fit on a bumper sticker.
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For the last few months, I've asked Michigan Dems what their party's bumper sticker would say. Last week, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow gave me an answer before I even asked the question: "Success, safety, sanity," she told me, outlining the pillars of her just-launched U.S. Senate campaign.
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Any Democrat running for elected office, particularly in Michigan, has a narrow path to walk. The party's base ― the most likely primary voters ― want staunch resistance to President Donald Trump; more moderate general election voters ― and the independents whose votes decide most Michigan elections ― gravitate toward pragmatic concerns. In the general election, Czuba said, the economy will remain voters' top issue. ..................(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2025/04/06/u-s-senate-mallory-mcmorrow-democrat-dnc-michigan-elissa-slotkin-gary-peters/82797095007/