She Googled “how to run for office.” Now Mallory McMorrow is the dark horse in Michigan’s wide-open U.S. Senate race — and she’s got a plan to tax every AI company that replaces a human worker.
The former Hot Wheels car designer turned Michigan State Senator sits down with Heather Gardner to talk about the viral middle-school video that pushed her into politics, getting told “oh honey, that’s cute — stop it” by her own party, and why “wait your turn” Democratic politics is broken. Plus: her AI Workforce Reinvestment Fund, the corruption voters actually feel, and the guy on the street who wants to marry ChatGPT.
Mallory McMorrow is running in the 2026 Democratic primary for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The Google search that started it all
0:25 The “build that wall” video that changed her life
2:00 From Hot Wheels designer to politics
2:25 The Women’s March (bring milk, not water)
4:22 “Oh honey, that’s cute. Stop it.”
5:15 Why “wait your turn” is killing the Democratic Party
5:58 Running as the dark horse for U.S. Senate
6:38 The man who wants to marry ChatGPT
7:38 The #1 issue voters actually care about
8:44 The AI Workforce Reinvestment Fund, explained
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