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In reply to the discussion: FiveThirtyEight's analysis of Ayanna Pressley's win. [View all]zipplewrath
(16,698 posts)41. She may have joined the administration
One of the many ways ambitious people move into the federal government is by getting into the executive branch when their party is in control and building their resumes that way. When HRC didn't get elected, it didn't mean people weren't still ambitious. So they are naturally going to look at the landscape and see what opportunities exist.
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President Trump? R's controlling the House and Senate? The SC hijacking?
BeyondGeography
Sep 2018
#11
she wouldn't have run for *this* if HRC was president b/c there would be no margin in
fishwax
Sep 2018
#27
You think that neither Abrams nor Woodfin nor Pressley would have run for office
ehrnst
Sep 2018
#32
Pressley was politicially active in HRC's campaign. You believe that she would have not
ehrnst
Sep 2018
#36
I think the reason she took the chance to run against Capuano is because trump in the white house
fishwax
Sep 2018
#39
The problem with your analysis is the association of incumbents with establishment stooges.
JHan
Sep 2018
#28
He lost by double-digits...Ask yourself why are good, long-term incumbents so vulnerable this year?
BeyondGeography
Sep 2018
#57
There's a difference in representation but not policies, yes finally we're seeing it..
JHan
Sep 2018
#60
But you were the one who said she wouldn't even have run, let alone win if not for Trump winning.
ehrnst
Sep 2018
#35
Holy facts and statistics, Batman! What will click-seeking headline writers do with facts?
Fred Sanders
Sep 2018
#44