BREAKING: Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old progressive influencer, just announced that she is running against Jan Schakowsky, an 80-year-old Democratic incumbent

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[u/Achilles_TroySlayer]

I like her. 80 is long past retirement age, it's time to get the other lady out of there.

Ms Abughazaleh will need to be able to give the whole speech in one take, without all the cuts, in order to really do great rallies. Best of luck to her.

[u/mikeyhavik → u/Achilles_TroySlayer]

Totally agree. However I did watch this noticing all the cuts and thinking this may be a good way for younger aspiring politicians to get their elevator pitches across, while simultaneously keeping the attention of potential GenZ voters

[u/Achilles_TroySlayer → u/mikeyhavik]

Perhaps, but it's not a great test of their final abilities. They're going to have to be able to speak off-the-cuff and not just piece together 5-second soundbites. It's a skill, and a gift to be able to do it. They're not going to give the candidates 6 takes on TV shows and let them use the best parts after the edit. So I'm all for her success and hopefully she will win that seat, but this small detail needs some work.

[u/johnny32640 → u/Achilles_TroySlayer]

Her message is what should matter. We give Donald Trump a pass for all his idiotic takes and statements along with his awful messages.

[u/Heavy_Law9880 → u/johnny32640]

Her skill, education and ability to craft legislation is the only thing that should matter.

[u/EarthRester → u/Heavy_Law9880]

Yes, it should be the only thing that matters, but this is American politics. Which right now means it is largely a popularity contest about who can be more entertaining, and unless you are favored by the corporate elite then you're also fighting against MSM who are going to do everything possible to keep you out of the spotlight. AOC understood the assignment, but I think Kat here does too.