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Washington — Progressive William Lawrence bushed one-term Republican Rep. Tom Barrett successful Michigan's 7th Congressional District, CBS News projected.
The contention was 1 of the astir intimately watched successful the nation.
Barrett, who was archetypal elected successful 2024 and flipped the Lansing-area territory red, was 1 of the archetypal House Republicans to interruption with President Trump and ballot connected warfare powers resolutions to extremity the warfare with Iran without legislature approval. Still, Barrett campaigned with Mr. Trump this summertime and had his endorsement.
Lawrence, a clime activistic who co-founded the Sunrise Movement and is simply a erstwhile subordinate of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated 2 mean candidates who divided the ballot successful the Democratic primary. Lawrence said helium fto his DSA rank lapse earlier the superior to "make clear" to voters successful his territory that helium would correspond them. Lawrence centered his run connected the outgo of surviving and opposing information centers.
Barrett besides campaigned connected information halfway regulations, though did not spell arsenic acold arsenic Lawrence successful calling for a national moratorium connected their development. Instead, Barrett said the determination should beryllium made astatine the section level.
After the primary, Lawrence's aged societal media posts came nether scrutiny, including 1 that was directed astatine mean erstwhile Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. The deleted station from December 2021, which was reported by CNN, said, "Our procreation says f*** you for everything ... Hurry up and dice truthful that we tin get started."
Lawrence distanced himself from past posts, including different successful which helium called to defund the police, saying they nary longer aligned with his existent beliefs.
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