A Michigan congressional candidate had strong words for critics who claimed she was 'twerking for votes' online.

Shelby Campbell, a Democratic candidate running for the state's 13th district, has gained attention on social media for her creative campaign strategies. 

Running on 'women, children, public education and working families,' the 32-year-old single mom has posted several TikTok videos of herself twerking between informational posts about her campaign. 

Though many of the videos have since been scraped from her profile, in one remaining post, Campbell danced on her kitchen counter, calling herself a 'classy b****.' 

Other videos on her social media give voters a completely unfiltered perspective.

In one post, she proudly proclaimed, 'I am a c***.' In another, she filmed herself smiling to a song with lyrics such as 'I've got a big fat p****.'

Along with dozens of right-wing critics in her comment section, the Libs of TikTok X page made a heated post poking fun at her apparent 'campaign strategy.'

'Michigan House Democrat candidate Shelby Campbell's campaign strategy?,' read the post. 'Twerking for votes.'

Dissenters chimed in in the comment section to issue their own jabs at Campbell, who appeared to be unbothered by the backlash. 

'Can you say lunatic?' one commenter wrote. 'She don't come close to having the proper demeanor for a public servant.' 

'This is an attention seeker, not a serious candidate,' another added. 'Polymarket gives her a five percent chance.'

'Oh, I’m pretty sure it will do more than just “twerk” for votes…,' a third commented. 

Despite scraping her profile of many of the dancing videos, Campbell issued a cheeky response to right-wing critics. 

'Campaign strategy,' she wrote on her social media. 'It's all I will be doing till November. Thank you.'

Campbell accompanied her response with pictures of herself twerking upside down while leaning on a wall, seemingly in her campaign office.

In the background, she added the song Dance (A$$) Remix by Big Sean. 

'Thanks for sharing my twerking video, Libs of TikTok,' she added. 'I LOVEEEE the publicity y'all are giving me.' 

One supporter commented back, 'Seen enough. You have my vote.'

In a previous post in March, Campbell announced that she had hired a campaign manager who asked she stop this particular method of campaigning. 

'Alright, guys, campaign manager said no more a** shaking,' she wrote.

Campbell is running to replace Democrat Shri Thanedar, who represents Detroit and its surrounding suburbs. Campbell announced her campaign in October 2025.

In a crowded primary, she is running against Democrats Donavan McKinney, Anthony Carbonaro and John Goci on August 4. 

According to her campaign website, Campbell is a single mom to two young sons and a first-generation college graduate. 

She proudly admitted to being arrested at least four times and working as a bartender, auto worker and nursing assistant.

'I'm not a regular politician,' she wrote. 'I'm an honest politician.' 

In a statement to the Daily Mail about the backlash she has received online, Campbell said the criticism was 'about misogyny and the way women are treated when they are confident, outspoken, sexual, working-class, or politically ambitious.'

'Men in politics have had affairs, committed violence, degraded women, and still been treated as serious candidates,' she said. 'But when a woman dances in her own apartment, people act like she is unfit to lead. 

'I am not ashamed of being a woman with a body, a voice, or a personality. I am running because working-class women, mothers, survivors, tipped workers, dancers, servers, bartenders, and women who have been talked over for generations deserve representation.'