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Mallory McMorrow: “Elon Musk [tried] to effectively buy a state Supreme Court…”

Featuring: Mallory McMorrow, Democratic | Michigan Senate, 8th District

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Published April 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 13:41

I think that was the most damaging ruling to politics. And we saw, you know, trust in institutions drop like a rock. And it's easy to see why. We saw in recent history Elon Musk [tried] to effectively buy a state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin. We see companies spending millions, if not billions of dollars to influence politicians and politics, where the average person feels like, how the hell am I ever gonna compete with that? (13:41–13:48)

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Asserts that Elon Musk attempted to influence a state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin.

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“There are now four states who have implemented state level public options.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 21:09-21:15
“They have effectively reduced the uninsured rate to almost zero, and they've driven down costs even for people who are keeping their private…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 21:17-21:28
“There is only one state in the country that has attempted a true single payer system, and that was Vermont.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 21:39-21:47
“There are, I want to say, 26,000 people going through this program, and the average salary coming out of these programs is $80,700 per…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 26:28-26:39
“They [Vermont] abandoned it 15 years ago because they couldn't figure out how to pay for it and they couldn't figure out how to implement…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 00:00-21:54
“I am the Senate Majority Whip here in the state of Michigan and helped Democrats flip control of the state Senate for the first time in 40…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 01:32-01:42
“We've actually made progress [on issues like affordability, child care, education, water quality].”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 02:08-02:11
“The NRA had a stranglehold on our legislature.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 03:10-03:14
“We had been working on legislation for going past, even when I've been in the legislature for about a decade, on things like universal…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 03:17-03:30
“We swung a district 20 points in a single cycle in a race nobody thought we had any business being in.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 06:24-06:30
“It is a massive risk to be shutting down the federal government.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 08:09-08:17
“Democrats finally coalesced around a Single issue. And it was health care.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 08:30-08:34
“There was no extension of ACA subsidies [after the shutdown fight].”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 08:54-09:03
“Senator Peters actually had legislation on the table to [extend ACA subsidies].”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 09:47-09:52
“We are not going to save this country or democracy if we don't get money out of politics.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 13:16-13:25
“We have to overturn Citizens United.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 13:24-13:27
“A majority of the time the campaign with the most money wins.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 14:04-14:08
“Juliana Stratton, who raised significantly less money [than her opponent], won [the Senate race in Illinois].”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 14:18-14:23
“We just announced this week we're going to be turning in 30,000 signatures to be on the ballot, double what is required.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 15:41-15:49
“We did it entirely volunteer led. We didn't use a single paid canvasser.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 15:49-15:55
“When I first ran for state senate, Democrats were in the super minority.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 16:11-16:19
“I can promise you a donation has never influenced my vote.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 17:16-17:22
“It's an abomination that in the wealthiest country in the world, we have people who are going bankrupt because they don't have access to…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 20:39-20:59
“The quickest way to get [universal health care] is by implementing a public option.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 20:59-21:05
“We have vastly expanded access to certified apprenticeship programs in Michigan in everything from, yes, the trades, but to medical tech and…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 26:17-26:28
“I googled how to run for office after the 2016 election.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 28:16-28:22
“I didn't come up in politics. I didn't work in politics.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 28:21-28:25
“I lost the older brother of one of my best friends from high school in the Virginia Tech shooting.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 29:14-29:19
“By the end of the book, we talk about the passage of my red Flag law.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 29:35-29:41
“It was my first bill ever signed into law.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 29:40-29:43
“It took five years and invited a number of the young people who I had worked with through my campaign and through the Oxford School shooting…”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 29:42-29:55
“That bill passage took thousands of people across 10 years.”
Mallory McMorrow says she'll 'actually deliver' if elected to the Senate | The Moment | Uploaded April 3, 2026 | 30:00-30:07
“Robert Wittenberg introduced the first version to my bill, getting across the line.”
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