Ayanna Pressley's Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color In Democratic Politics
NPRAyanna Pressley's Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color In Democratic Politics Enlarge this image toggle caption Meredith Nierman/WGBH Meredith Nierman/WGBH In a surprise defeat that reflects a changing Democratic Party, Boston City Council member Ayanna Pressley has defeated 10-term Democratic Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. Plus, he had received the backing of local party officials, the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and even from Deval Patrick, the state's first African-American governor. But Pressley ran an intense grass-roots campaign, and although she and Capuano agreed on most policies, she argued that she was more in touch with voters in this majority-minority district "It seems like change is on the way," Pressley said to raucous applause at her election night party. Sponsor Message Capuano is only the second Democratic House incumbent to lose a primary this midterm season, the first was New York Rep. Joe Crowley, who lost to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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In primary stunner, Pressley unseats incumbent Rep. Capuano
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