THE FIRST STING

Speaking of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow, those following closely the race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Gary Peters (D-Michigan)), who is retiring next year, may have been given in mid-October a sneak peak of one issue likely to be tossed around once the two candidates have cleared phase one of their campaigns. NBC News did an interview with both candidates and picked up on McMorrow’s campaign theme for diversifying business in Michigan, in which she touts that some workers may want to look at winemaking, beer brewing or even beekeeping as alternative career paths. She calls this part of her “all-of-the-above solution” to an over-reliance on auto manufacturing in this state – a path Stevens has worked hard at “Manufacturing Mondays” throughout her tenure in Congress and her claim to fame. NBC quotes McMorrow as saying “I think that either/or approach has hurt us.” Stevens, who was part of the Obama auto industry rescue team, responded by saying that this is the time to “double down” and the “manufacturing sector deserves an advocate” in Washington D.C.

Haley Stevens

Mallory McMorrow