Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow believes one of her strengths is “being able to communicate and message and frankly cut through the bullshit attacks.”

But when she was approached by a polite reporter with a simple question this week, her vaunted communication skills were more than lacking.

“Likely Democrat Senate candidate from Michigan, Mallory McMorrow, REFUSES to answer whether she supports men in women’s sports – despite previously saying it’s a nonissue,” the Daily Caller posted to X Friday, along with a video of the confrontation.

🚨 Likely Democrat Senate candidate from Michigan, Mallory McMorrow, REFUSES to answer whether she supports men in women’s sports–despite previously saying it’s a nonissue 🚨 pic.twitter.com/I1LUIbDldG

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 28, 2025

“Senator McMorrow, will you reject men playing in women’s sports?” the reporter questioned.

The Royal Oak Democrat didn’t bother to even look in the reporter’s direction, opting instead to focus on her phone as she ignored him in silence.

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“Even after biological men batter women?” the reporter pressed. “You did hear about that one girl who got a concussion from it, right?”

It was crickets from McMorrow.

“Nothing, Senator?” the reporter said.

The silent treatment stands in stark contrast to McMorrow’s relentless self-promotion in recent weeks as a warrior against President Donald Trump’s agenda while preparing a run for the Senate seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Twp.

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On Tuesday, the 38-year-old released a book titled “Hate Won’t Win: Find Your Power and Leave This Place Better Than We Found It,” a tome designed to leverage her advocacy for the transgender community to propel her to higher office.

McMorrow told Michigan Advance that a viral speech she delivered in response to Republican criticism in 2022 proves she’s got what it takes to craft a winning message for Democrats on gender issues. The Advance noted eight Democrats joined with Republicans in the Michigan House on a recent resolution to ban biological males from participating in girls’ sports, a move in line with recent executive orders from the Trump administration.

“I am certainly frustrated with the Democratic Party,” McMorrow said. “What I did (in 2022) was talk about myself and that I was raised Catholic and that we believed in service, and then I pivoted at the end to say people who are different are not the reason why your health care costs are too high or why the roads are in disrepair, why teachers are leaving the profession.

“I think that this is one of my strengths, being able to communicate and message and frankly cut through the bullshit attacks on marginalized groups of people in a way that reframes and anchors the message,” she continued. “But that is why I wrote this book, that is why I am looking at what my future looks like right now, because we need to do a better job. We need to recognize that this is a very, very different moment with a very different Republican Party, and we have to learn how to fight differently than what I think our party has done in the past.”

It was the same message in last week’s feature in Vanity Fair, where McMorrow offered “a Democratic Blueprint for Hope.”

McMorrow told Politico she would not vote for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, if she were elected to the Senate. The news site notes former President Joe Biden supported McMorrow in 2022, before she urged him to step down as the Democratic nominee in 2024.

McMorrow has not officially declared her candidacy, but most signs suggest she will.

“I haven’t been shy about the fact that I’m looking at the Senate seat, but also not a decision I take lightly,” she told the Advance this week. “I think that more than anything, it’s important that Democrats hold onto the seat. … So, more to come, but not quite yet.”

Michigan’s highly contentious U.S. Senate race in 2024 suggests the same for the 2026 contest to replace Peters, who announced in January he will not seek a third term.

The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics rated the 2026 race a toss-up in February, as a host of potential Democratic candidates declared interest, from Attorney General Dana Nessel, to newly elected U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, to Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed.

Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga, former car dealer Kevin Rinke, 2022 gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon, and former Rep. Mike Rogers are also considering the race.

A Blueprint Polling memo released on February showed 74% of 536 likely Democratic Primary voters polled had never heard of Mallory McMorrow – the lowest name recognition of six potential candidates.