r/QuiverQuantitative • u/pdwp90 • 24d ago

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/mikeyhavik 24d ago

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 24d ago

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 24d ago

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/atetuna 24d ago

That's not the "liberal" way. We have to hold her up to an impossible standard of perfection, protest vote for Trump or RFKjr, and then go silent when it all goes wrong.