Historic upset as Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley unseats Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts'

[oberliner]

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

[janterry]

1. wow

n/t

[msongs]

2. umm no vote count and concessions are not legally binding. only vote count matters nt

[brooklynite]

3. Name any candidate who has publicly conceded and then contests the outcome.

[George II]

7. This came out earlier today - Al Gore in 2000, and some have complained....

....that he didn't want to win.

[oberliner]

4. Votes have been counted

The race has been called.

[mobeau69]

8. Rolling vote count under the fold:

https://www.bostonglobe.com

[samnsara]

14. he sounded tired..

[bearsfootball516]

5. Women, and women of color, have been dominating primaries this year.

[oberliner]

10. That is a fact

At least on the Democratic side!

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Why, in another DU post about this, did someone say they are upset?

[CentralMass]

9. Democracy is a funny business.

[oberliner]

11. Can you clarify?

[mobeau69]

13. Mike is popular and has held the seat (JFKs) for a long time.

He was an establishment candidate.

[samnsara]

15. perhaps he can work together with her in some way..

...that would be very exciting!

[mobeau69]

17. Maybe. They both are quality people.

She is an impressive, fresh voice in the party.


“The people closest to the pain should be closest to the power.”
- @AyannaPressley.

[forgotmylogin]

20. Politics needn't be Game of Thrones!

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]

12. wow....the face of the future dem party..

..very exciting!

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Capuano lost his edge

He used to be a firebreather, but that has faded away over time.

[H2O Man]

18. I have been

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]

19. Democrats measure their desire for change in JFK's old district

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/31/politics/massachusetts-house-primary-ayanna-pressley-mike-capuano/index.html

"......Pressley, a Hillary Clinton surrogate who in 2016 warned about the cost of "Medicare for all," now supports single-payer health care......"