DCCC Adds William Lawrence to 40-Race Target List as Michigan Swing Seat Draws Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
DCCC Adds William Lawrence to 40-Race Target List as Michigan Swing Seat Draws Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
William Lawrence joined the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program this week, giving House Democrats’ campaign arm 40 target races as it tries to flip Michigan’s 7th District and retake the chamber.
The move came more than a month after Lawrence won the Democratic primary in a district Donald Trump carried by 1 point in 2024, with Democrats weighing polling, fundraising and backlash over his past remarks.
2013 arrest records and deleted posts have fueled that backlash: Lawrence was charged after a pipeline protest and has since walked back earlier support for defunding police, abolishing prisons and other far-left positions.
Congressional Black Caucus leaders have not endorsed him after his 2024 comments about Black political leaders, and centrist Democrats warn the pick could deepen party tensions in a Republican-held swing seat.
Republicans are already using the elevation to brand Lawrence as too far left, while the DCCC says the addition shows confidence in one of the country’s most competitive House races.