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SkyDancer

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16. Another victory!

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:27 AM

Sep 2018

There is a huge movement underway and she beat a congressman who served for 10 terms. WOC who are running on a progressive platform are kicking some serious ass!

This is awesome!

Keep an eye on #MA3 which is too close to call this morning!

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44-year old Ayanna Pressley wins the 'Kennedy seat' ...something's happening here. [View all] bigtree Sep 2018 OP

Extremely exciting! budkin Sep 2018 #1

I like this! bettyellen Sep 2018 #2

Capuano was a good progressive Democrat Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #3

Is Ms. Pressley not a good Bettie Sep 2018 #8

Sorry I wasn't clear: she's great. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #10

OK. Good to know Bettie Sep 2018 #20

Good. We need fighters. ConnorMarc Sep 2018 #4

Anthony Weiner? No thanks. SharonClark Sep 2018 #6

Seriously. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #7

Absurd post. honest.abe Sep 2018 #12

WTF? MoonRiver Sep 2018 #32

army of weiners? you were thinking of this, right? 0rganism Sep 2018 #48

You may want to rephrase that. Blue_true Sep 2018 #50

Jerry Brown BeyondGeography Sep 2018 #51

Good news! We need new blood and exciting candidates. SharonClark Sep 2018 #5

I prefer experience... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #9

I prefer change,seems like you know what you are already going to get HipChick Sep 2018 #14

Trump was definitely "change" and not the "same old stale." ehrnst Sep 2018 #25

Trump was already Unstable and Unhinged change and Unqualifed HipChick Sep 2018 #30

You said that you "prefer change," and not "the same old stale" ehrnst Sep 2018 #45

Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #41

Obama was definitely Democratic establishment and center left on many issues, as we know. ehrnst Sep 2018 #46

The demographics haven't changed oberliner Sep 2018 #11

Thanks for posting..seems like the goto HipChick Sep 2018 #13

You're welcome oberliner Sep 2018 #15

it's not just a 'story,' Democratic voters are changing in many regions bigtree Sep 2018 #35

I'm talking about who is actually voting in the Democratic primary bigtree Sep 2018 #34

'Likely voters' seems a rather relevant demographic to ignore. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #36

Another victory! SkyDancer Sep 2018 #16

She herself said that she wasn't that different from her progressive opponent. ehrnst Sep 2018 #28

And she definitely is fed up with the damning on the left of "identity politics" ehrnst Sep 2018 #29

We're watching a generational change and it makes me excited! Vinca Sep 2018 #17

Yup we are SkyDancer Sep 2018 #18

& I am loving it.. disillusioned73 Sep 2018 #21

Ya they did SkyDancer Sep 2018 #22

When they win the general leftynyc Sep 2018 #19

She WILL BE Mass 1st African American women in congress - she has NO republican opposition Nov 6 womanofthehills Sep 2018 #42

Gender and race adjustments are happening. Not ideology. Hortensis Sep 2018 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Sep 2018 #24

She's another Beto. ananda Sep 2018 #26

How do you get to the thought she is more progressive? NCTraveler Sep 2018 #27

Damn!! You've really put things back into perspective! I think... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #31

you're calling this post 'dishonest?' That's a non-starter for me. Stew in it for all I care bigtree Sep 2018 #37

Yes, I think the narrative is dishonest. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #38

no it is not a dishonest narrative bigtree Sep 2018 #40

I did not ask for comity. Not sure where you are getting that from. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #43

K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #33

I don't think anyone other that pundits considers this the "Kenndy seat" brooklynite Sep 2018 #39

DWS and Joe Manchin won their primaries. Grayson lost big. Something's happening here..... nt NCTraveler Sep 2018 #44

Something to think about eh.. JHan Sep 2018 #47

Every House District is different. Some radically so. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #49