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Midterms 2026 · US House

MI-07 House race: Tom Barrett vs Will Lawrence

How the candidates in the Michigan's 7th district race are arguing their case, read the same way for each of them. Updated every 15 minutes until election day, 3 November 2026.

Cook Political Report rating: Toss-up

TB

Tom Barrett

Republican · incumbent

Absolutes0.6
Threat & fear0.4
Labeling0.1

Hostility this week 2.0 / 10, 1.3 above their usual 0.7.

Audience impact, 30 days: +1.4 leans reassuring

21 Oct 2026 · WKAR (Lansing)

It's absurd how much it costs in politics today. I actually introduced the American Promise Plan. allow states and Congress to set reasonable campaign finance limits.

Audience impact 0 neutral

15 Oct 2026 · Office of Rep. Barrett

Fraudsters are constantly targeting seniors to cheat them out of their hard-earned retirement. These sophisticated scammers pose as federal agencies, banks, and even loved ones, while artificial intelligence is making impersonation easier than ever. Families…
LabelingAbsolutesThreat & fear

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

9 Oct 2026 · Office of Rep. Barrett

The United States government has a fundamental responsibility to protect its citizens from all threats, including those we might not see coming. The rapid development of AI technology, which has potential to improve our society, has exposed the serious…
Threat & fear

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

6 Oct 2026 · Local 10 (Miami)

Our national leaders, whether it’s the president or anybody else, have to be contemplating the downstream effects of every decision that we make. foreign conflicts and endless wars. A number of my Republican colleagues came up to me afterward and told me they…
Phantom sourcing

Audience impact −3 alarms or divides

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WL

No statements tracked yet.

Hostility this week 0.0 / 10 (too little history yet for a personal norm).

Audience impact, 30 days: +1 leans reassuring

19 Oct 2026 · statenews.com

When students turn out at MSU, you can make a difference to swing this whole election. It’s all gonna come down to these last 15 days. I’ve spent my life in the struggle fighting alongside regular people, organizing, bringing people together and that’s what…

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

4 Oct 2026 · Bangor Daily News

When I was a little younger I wanted to drop out of society, and it was organizing that gave me a path in life.

Audience impact +1 leans reassuring

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