Democrat Who Narrowly Defeated DesJarlais Says Roe v. Wade Overturn Inspired Activism, Credits Two-Year Campaign for Win
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Tom Pappert (via Tennessee Star)
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade inspired Victoria Broderick, the Democratic who unofficial results show defeated U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) on Tuesday, she told Axios Nashville on Thursday.
According to the outlet, Broderick said her political career "began at the hyper-local level," in Lincoln County, where she leveraged her social media personality as "your Friendly Neighborhood Liberal on TikTok" to become the Democratic Party chair.
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