Historic upset as Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley unseats Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts'
Source: Mass Live
In a historic victory, Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley unseated Rep. Mike Capuano, a progressive Congressional favorite first elected in 1998 in Massachusetts' seventh congressional district.
Capuano took the stage shortly after 9:15 p.m. and conceded the race.
Read more: https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/09/in_historic_upset_boston_city.html
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msongs
(67,504 posts)brooklynite
(95,034 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....that he didn't want to win.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)The race has been called.
mobeau69
(11,170 posts)samnsara
(17,667 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,378 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)At least on the Democratic side!
CurtEastPoint
(18,686 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)mobeau69
(11,170 posts)He was an establishment candidate.
samnsara
(17,667 posts)...that would be very exciting!
mobeau69
(11,170 posts)She is an impressive, fresh voice in the party.
The people closest to the pain should be closest to the power.
- @AyannaPressley.
forgotmylogin
(7,540 posts)All of our candidates are quality, and it happens less on our side that there's one voldemort/Roy Moore against a better person to settle for.
Just like there's no reason for Joe Crowley to shrivel up and die and leave politics just because Ocasio-Cortez won.
Football teams change their rosters and bench people for a quarter. It's a good strategy.
If new D faces can nab a surprise win from an incumbent D, they probably have enthusiasm and votes surrounding them to also nab a surprise win from an old R. Especially if everyone for incumbent D backs them up.
samnsara
(17,667 posts)..very exciting!
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)He used to be a firebreather, but that has faded away over time.
H2O Man
(73,711 posts)talking a lot with my daughter about this in recent weeks. She liked both candidates. I'm not sure who she voted for.
George II
(67,782 posts)"......Pressley, a Hillary Clinton surrogate who in 2016 warned about the cost of "Medicare for all," now supports single-payer health care......"