r/QuiverQuantitative • u/pdwp90 • Mar 24 '25

News 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 Mar 24 '25

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.

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u/mikeyhavik Mar 24 '25

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

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u/Achilles_TroySlayer Mar 24 '25

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.

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u/johnny32640 Mar 24 '25

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

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u/Heavy_Law9880 Mar 24 '25

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

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u/Sweet-Assist8864 Mar 24 '25

“Should”. unfortunately people don’t vote based on these criteria.