In a major upset in one of the most progressive congressional districts in the country, Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley is beating longtime incumbent Mike Capuano, WGBH reports.
Pressley, who has no Republican opposition, will become the first woman of color to represent Massachusetts in Congress.
Her victory in the Seventh District means that perennial candidate Althea Garrison will become an at-large city councilor because she came in fifth in the 2017 city elections.
Capuano had been in Congress for 20 years.
In contrast to the Seventh District, Steve Lynch is coasting to victory in the Eighth over game designer Brianna Wu and some other guy.
Unlike Pressley, Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim won't be moving up - he lost, pretty convincingly, to incumbent Secretary of State Bill Galvin.
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We'll be well served...
By Jason
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 9:45pm
I admit to voting for Capuano, because he's been reliably with me on every single issue I care about since the day I moved here 18 years ago. I also think that we'll miss his seniority, especially if the dems retake the house this fall.
But I've met my share of city councilors and Pressley is better than most. I'm neither black nor a woman, but I'm happy to give someone who doesn't look like me a chance and I'm especially happy to have someone close to my own age representing me for a change.
Congrats to councilor Pressley on a well fought victory, and thanks to Capuano for 2 decades of exemplary service.
Same here. I always liked
By Tobasco da Gama
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:53am
Same here. I always liked Capuano, but I think Pressley is going to do a fantastic job as well. This frees Capuano up to run for something else in the future, too. I wouldn't mind at all if he took a shot at governor after Baker's next term is up.
Great comment. If only your candidate had the same grace
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:45am
Capuano bails on the unity event after losing.
Give her a chance since she won
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 12:07pm
But you didn't vote for her so it's not really giving her a chance is it?
I've voted for her several times
By Jason
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 4:06pm
Like I said, I've met her and generally like her. I voted for her every time she appeared on the ballot for city council, and I was disappointed that she didn't run for Mayor when the seat was open. I think she would have made a great mayor. She might also have made a great governor, but she needed a stepping stone. So yes, I did vote for her - just not this time. She was not the better candidate in this particular election.
YOU GO GIRL !!!!!!!
By TrophyWifeLinda
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 9:50pm
So Happy to see a Woman .....JUST DO IT !!!!!!
#metoo
This is a huge lurch to the
By anon
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 9:51pm
This is a huge lurch to the left.
Yep
By adamg
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 9:55pm
Ain't it grand?
I'm happy for you
By Roman
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:05pm
Now you get to have another open borders, socialist whackjob standing for election as a Democrat. It'll do wonders for GOP turnout in November.
I keep telling you, Bernie Sanders is the one person who could have gotten me to vote for Trump two years ago. I'm not the only one.
GOP turnout in November
By Michael
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:29pm
Won't they be surprised when they see that the Republicans literally couldn't even find anyone to run in this race
You really think a Republican could win MA-07?
By bounce
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:29pm
That's pretty stupid even coming from you.
You think MA 7 is the only district there is?
By Roman
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 12:16pm
That's pretty solipsistic, even from a Massachusetts liberal.
"Legitimate Rape" Akin wasn't on the ballot here, but he sure as sugar was trotted out in Democrat campaign messaging six years ago. Believe it or not, Democrat stupidity is also used to gin up GOP votes among fence-sitters in other districts who might want balance, or at least be wary of open borders and socialism.
Socialism
By Will LaTulippe
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:15pm
Fun fact: We have that too. They take your money already to give to other people, except those people aren't starving checkout girls, they're executives of companies which make warplanes.
Ya sure
By Roman
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:34pm
You don't know socialism. If we really had socialism, them everyone except a conspicuous few would be starving. Not just the mythical checkout girl, who upon my last trip to the grocery store looked rather well-fed.
I don't know socialism?
By Will LaTulippe
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 1:05am
Dude, I'm from Burlington, Vermont.
Luv U Man!
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 3:22pm
You are rapidly exceeding the performance of a stopped clock! Keep it up!
yup, the fine folks in
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 8:48am
yup, the fine folks in Scandinavia and Canada are all starving to death. their socialist policies are really crippling these countries, and their people are miserable and in open rebellion against their autocratic dictators.
but hey, if you lose your job - don't accept any unemployment benefits, and certainly don't spend your social security checks when you're in your golden years, and pay for all your medical expenses out of pocket instead of letting medicare help you out. those darn socialist policies aren't for you, right? Or perhaps if you are in a trade union you can rally your coworkers to disband and the company will treat you right!
just imagine living in a
By berkleealum
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:10am
just imagine living in a country where the wealthy control the vast majority of the resources...
just imagine living in a
By berkleealum
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:10am
just imagine living in a country where the wealthy control the vast majority of the resources...
Open borders?
By Will LaTulippe
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:13pm
You mean those things we have now? AIRPLANES CAN FLY OVER WALLS.
If we're not deporting people to the Mariana Trench, the borders remain effectively open. Emigration problem, not immigration problem.
Too bad there's no such thing as
By Roman
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:17pm
Customs checks at airports. Or Visa restrictions. Or any way to enforce borders.
Too bad Trump is cutting the Coast Guard
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:34am
Because we all know that bad hombres don't know how to make a boat work or hide one in thousands of miles of coastline.
Makes me wonder who he is favoring - perhaps some of his Latin American casino investors - given the kind of work my nephew was trained to do.
Trump is cutting the Green Line Extension too
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:56am
Trump dangled the GLX money in front of Capuano for months. Its why Cap pulled his punches. Once Trump sees a tape of Pressley's victory speech, say goodbye to the GLX.
Conjecture
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 3:23pm
Pure conjecture.
Calling cutting the extension
By Aeroguy
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 4:20pm
Calling cutting the extension "conjecture' is being exceedingly nice.
It's a done deal.
HATE Trump? That's your right.
But, you have to be rational.
Yup
By Waquiot
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 5:46pm
That’s exactly what will happen, even though the grants have already been awarded. Your knowledge of how federal funding to local transit projects once again is spot on.
The one thing they will be able to do is to tear down the Broadway bridge, since they’ve got the money for that. No money for the new bridge, yet. Too bad, eh.
Stop attacking people. You clearly don't know how things work
By anon
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 6:03pm
Payments come in intervals. You need to submit for each interval. The feds can also take back money. Stop attacking.
Attacking people?
By Waquiot
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 8:13pm
I'm just pointing out that it would be difficult for the FTA to revoke approved funding. But if you want to provide examples of the US DOT asking for money back after construction has begun on an approved project, please enlighten us. On the other hand, do some research on Big Dig financing. The worst I could see is the budget going up and Elaine Chao saying "you'll get the money we promised you, but not a penny more," which is what happened with the beloved megaproject of the 1990s and 2000s.
We usually don't agree
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 8:56pm
But Waquoit is correct: a contract is a contract and an agreement is an agreement.
I've worked with federal contracting money for over a decade. You are the one who lacks a clue here.
You're both wrong
By anon
Fri, 09/07/2018 - 3:51pm
Cancellation happens all the time. Missed deadlines, faulty data, project overruns, changes in political support, etc.
Still waiting for examples
By Waquiot
Fri, 09/07/2018 - 4:25pm
If you have any? Otherwise, it doesn't happen without a problem with the project.
LOL
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 09/07/2018 - 6:57pm
LOL.
My federal agency money for a very much in the gunsights science topic is still coming in according to the 5 year authorization.
You are a complete fraud.
Big deal
By Boston_Bloke
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 6:40am
It does absolutely nothing to change the balance of power in Congress. A liberal district went from super liberal to crazy liberal.
What impresses me are places like the 18th Congressional District in Pennsylvania that shifted from Republican to Democrat and push us towards having a majority by electing Conor Lamb, a former marine, and a moderate. We gotta start winning general elections folks.
Is it?
By Pete X
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:10pm
You must be reading different position papers than I have. I didn't see much difference on the major issues between Capuano and Pressley.
Pressley is to Capuano's Right
By anon
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:25pm
There are major policy differences between the two; well, there were at least until Pressley's flipflops on domestic policies. She attacked Bernie in the primary for free college tuition and Medicare for All, positions which she now adopts. She also thinks that Citizen's United wasn't a big deal.
Capuano was one of the strongest voices for anti-interventionism in Syria, Libya and Yemen. Pressley was silent on these issues.
She did stake out stronger positions on ICE and Black Lives Matter, but that really points to what her campaign was about - identity.
Please read this article for more information:
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/18/mike-capuano-a...
Congress lost one of it's progressive leaders. Capuano's voice will be missed. I hope that Pressley can fill it.
Yes, I voted for Capuano
By RoseMai
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:16am
Yes, I voted for Capuano solely because of his stance on international war/conflicts. I'm sad to lose him, but hopeful Pressley will step up to the plate.
She will fill it. And will learn from Capuano's mistakes
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 11:52am
Multiple wards in Somerville, SOMERVILLE, voted for Pressley over Capuano. Capuano lost his way. Raking in billions for his Winter Hill neighborhood and giving pennies to everyone else
As a resident of Winter Hill,
By DTP
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 3:38pm
As a resident of Winter Hill, where do I sign up to receive my billions?
Pressley focused on the ENTIRE District. Capuano did not
By anon
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 12:18pm
Capuano didn't even step foot in my neighborhood on his own. He tagged along in parades with Walsh, and it was awkward every time. Capuano only cared about his neighborhood, and it showed. Pressley will not try to build a $2 billion Green Line streetcar in Dorchester, will not ask for a school to be named the Pressley School, and will not threaten and berate District citizens outside her neighborhood. Rachelle Cohen should do a D7 Capuano followup after her excellent North-South Dukakis takedown. The Dukakis-Capuano plans should be tossed en masse. A new BALANCED regional plan should take its place. Pressley is the perfect leader for this effort, because she cares about the entire district.
Not unlike his senate run
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 3:31pm
He could have been a senator if he only realized that he was running for statewide office! He was gunning for the Senator from the State of Sommmuvuh.
Not a good look. Chokely won, then lost to Scotty Barncoat Redtruck. Cap could have had all of it had he just bothered to pull up a map on Teh Google!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_3l_EpVzqA[/youtube]
No it is not a huge lurch to the left
By anon
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:26pm
Both candidates acknowledged they would vote the same. Voters are replacing one progressive candidate with another. But one is experienced and knowledgeable and has a long list of accomplishments. The other talks a lot but hasn't accomplished anything. Oh I'm sorry, the liquor licences... how could I forget such an important accomplishment.
Lets not forget that Pressley criticized Capuano for voting FOR the Affordable Care Act because it was not perfect. So if we take her at her word, she would deny health care to millions because the ACA was imperfect. How is that a good thing?
JP Morgan
By Stevil
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:33pm
Has a quantitative analyst with a respected track record. He made two predictions today:
1) there will be significant disruptions in the financial markets due to structural liquidity issues (after mid 2019).
2) there will be social unrest unlike any we've seen in 50 years.
I tend to agree with him on the first issue for technical reasons, mostly high government debt and some side effects of market indexing now popular with retail investors.
As we move further left and further right, I can't disagree with number 2 either. Not exactly prepper level stuff, but this coasts v middle America/ far left and extreme right is very unhealthy.
One nitpick
By Roman
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:41pm
It's not the extreme left versus the extreme right. It's the extreme left against the normal majority, some of whom radicalize into an extreme right.
Eight years of sycophantic media fawning over our previous dear leader and making excuses for his excesses will do that. Remember: the bathroom bills and the mens rights garbage didn't pick up steam until the Obama mandated transgender bathrooms in the schools and kangaroo courts for a non-existent rape epidemic in the colleges. And the supposed anti intellectual streak in the GOP as measured by opinion of universities in general didnt really starr going south until it became obvious that crap like Ward Churchil and Evergreen State weren't just a fluke.
I don't know what you're talking about ..
By JohnAKeith
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:47pm
Have you considered getting a blog or posting to medium? Or, waking your parents up early?
Here's a clue...
By dmcboston
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 12:16am
...watch the Kavanaugh three ring circus. In the end, all the fury will be signaling nothing. He's in. Then about fifteen more judges get approved, then everyone goes home to politic in their districts.
Next couple of months will be interesting.
Might want to check your timelines there
By fungwah
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:04am
On the bathroom bill - that entire furor was in response to the North Carolina law, started and passed by Republicans in March 2016 - months before Obama or the federal government took any kind of action about it.
Also, the GOP has been attacking universities for decades. In particular, the move to court the religious right involved a ton of anti-science and anti-intellectual rhetoric.
15% of women in this country
By Kinopio
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:17am
In an article about Ayanna Pressley, who was raped at college, you say there isn't a problem with men raping women at universities. Good job, genius.
15% of women in this country have been raped but sick conservatives like yourself say it isn't a problem. Then you bring up transgenders in bathrooms. Give us one example of that ever being an issue? You are ignoring the actual rape victims and attacking people who just want to use the god damn toilet. All because you hate women and LGBT. The words and actions of conservatives show it.
Obama and his excesses? Who started the Iraq War for no reason? Who just added hundreds of billions to the national debt by giving it away to millionaires and billionaires? Who was in office during the worst financial crisis of the last 70 years? Not Obama. He left the country in better shape than he found it and anyone who argues otherwise is not interested in facts.
With a broad enough definition
By Roman
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:18am
of rape, you and I are both being raped right now.
Disingenuous AND pig-ignorant,
By erik g
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:26am
all at the same time. Impressive mental gymnastics.
Now kindly take your rape apologia and fuck right the fuck off.
Gladly
By Roman
Wed, 09/05/2018 - 10:12am
Just as soon as you give a definition of 'rape' that
1. You can stick with
2. That doesn't give incredible numbers like '40 pct of women have been raped' when applied with a dispassionate eye.
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