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Tampa-area reaction to McMorrow ‘Middle America’ backlash
Filed: May 03, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow faces heat after resurfaced 2016 post and reports of large X scrub; Tampa-area viewers weigh in.
WHO: Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow; CNN’s Inside Politics; Tampa-area residents/viewers
WHAT: McMorrow addresses a resurfaced 2016 social media post criticizing “Middle America,” amid reports she deleted about 6,000 posts from X.
WHEN: May 03, 2026 at 4:28 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: The controversy was triggered by a resurfaced 2016 social media post and subsequent reporting about a large X account deletion.
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