Far-Left Democrat Candidate Abruptly DROPS OUT Of Michigan Senate Race

On Sunday, Democrat state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suddenly announced that she is suspending her campaign for the U.S. Senate.

This comes just one month before the Democrat primary in August.

In a video message shared on social media, McMorrow promised to keep “fighting” despite leaving the political field.

Watch it here:

Today, I'm announcing that I am suspending my campaign for United States Senate.

And I'm doing it with a deep, deep sense of gratitude. For our thousands of volunteers, for everyone who donated what you could — building a campaign with zero corporate PAC dollars. For my staff,… pic.twitter.com/nGVymlpPXm

— Mallory McMorrow (@MalloryMcMorrow) July 5, 2026

Today, I’m announcing that I am suspending my campaign for United States Senate.

And I’m doing it with a deep, deep sense of gratitude. For our thousands of volunteers, for everyone who donated what you could — building a campaign with zero corporate PAC dollars. For my staff, who built this team up from nothing. I thank you.

For my family. For Ray, who believed in me long before I ever believed in myself. And for Noa. Our five-year-old, who presses her hands up against the window to wave goodbye every morning when I leave for work.

“Remember, Mom,” she reminded me recently. “It’s not about if you win. It’s about trying hard and having fun.”

She’s right. So I want to be very clear about what this announcement is not. I may be suspending this campaign, but I am not leaving the fight.

I never planned on politics. After the 2016 election, I felt lost. I picked up my phone and typed five words into the search bar: “How to run for office.”

And here’s what I learned: when regular people get in the fight, things can change. In my very first election, we flipped a district against the incumbent. Four years later — with so many of you — we flipped the Michigan Senate for the first time in nearly forty years.

And we didn’t stop at winning. We repealed Michigan’s abortion ban. We raised wages. We made sure every child gets breakfast and lunch at school. We made it easier to go to college. We expanded civil rights and voting rights. And so, so much more.

These wins took thousands of us — showing up every single day, refusing to give up when there were setbacks. That’s why I’m staying in this fight. And why I need you to stay in it with me.

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Now, I haven’t been shy about calling for new leadership and a better Democratic Party. I mean it. The energy is there. People are crying out for change. And we owe it to them to listen.

Then we need to build it up, together, from the ground up.

So here’s what we do next. Every day through November 3rd. We win this Senate seat and send Mike Rogers back to Florida for good. Whoever wins this primary on August 4th will have my full support.

Then, let’s elect Jocelyn Benson as our next Governor. Let’s flip the State House, and expand our majority in the State Senate. Let’s elect Democrats up and down the ticket and show the rest of this country what it means to fight like Michigan.

Ten years ago, I started this work heartbroken, typing five words into a search bar. And I learned the only thing that has ever really changed this country: ordinary people who love something enough to fight for it.

I love this country. I love Michigan. And I love the little girl who waves at me from the window every morning, trusting the grown-ups to leave her a state and a country worth inheriting.

That’s who I’m fighting for.

And I’m not going anywhere. I hope you’ll join me.

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Despite being a “rising star” in the Democrat party, McMorrow’s chances at becoming Michigan’s next Senator took a nosedive.

The most recently round of polling revealed that her numbers were at a dismal 6%.

Throughout its short, pathetic life, her campaign was steeped in controversy.

Despite claiming that she was a proud Michigander, it turns out that she lived in California all the way until August 2016.

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She was also criticized over a tweet in which she blasted rural Americans for not voting the way that she wants them to.

The New York Post explained:

Last year, The Post reported how after the 2016 election, McMorrow concurred with a tweet that said: “All of this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards.”

“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 contended in the Twitter thread. “Many rural Americans have isolated themselves from the rest of the country. They live in very unrepresentative areas.”

She quote-tweeted that post, adding, “I’m from rural New Jersey, this rings 100%. Empathy should go both ways, but Trump’s base fears what they’ve never seen.”

She later admitted that it was not an “eloquent” tweet on her part.

There was also this lovely highlight from McMorrow’s campaign, which is going viral in light of her announcement:

This is Mallory McMorrow. She’s running for U.S. Senate in Michigan. This is how she entered the Democratic Party Convention

The theater kids are at it again… pic.twitter.com/GzQGNPyLYM

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 20, 2026

But, McMorrow’s exit is still notable.

This means that the primary battle is now between the more-moderate Haley Stevens, who is endorsed by Chuck Schumer, and the much more radical Abdul El-Sayed, who is backed by Bernie Sanders and Hasan Piker.

Whoever wins that primary will face off with Republican candidate Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost the race against Elissa Slotkin in 2024.

AP News reported further on the shake-up:

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, abruptly reshaping the party primary just a month before the election and leaving a two-person contest between moderate Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed.

McMorrow’s exit comes after many Democrats increasingly viewed her as a long shot for the nomination. It also creates a fresh dynamic in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races, forcing Democratic voters into a direct choice between Stevens, a mainstream congresswoman backed by much of the party establishment, and El-Sayed, supported by many progressive movement leaders.

The binary choice will be on full display Tuesday, when Stevens and El-Sayed are set to face off in a televised debate. During a May debate, El-Sayed repeatedly went on the offensive against Stevens, who mostly declined to engage directly with him.

McMorrow’s departure could also prompt influential Democrats in the state to announce their support for Stevens because of concerns about El-Sayed’s electability in a general election. Some had stayed on the sidelines because of relationships with McMorrow.

The seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters is one that the party must hold if it hopes to reclaim the Senate majority in this fall’s midterm elections. The primary winner is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers, who lost to now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024.