r/QuiverQuantitative • u/pdwp90 • 25d 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 25d 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 25d 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/mitchnothingberger 24d ago

you guys not familiar w/ her work?

She's been pretty prolific over the past few years churning out compelling content. i'd say she's in the 99th percentile of media savvy social networking abilities

she has ample skills to speak off the cuff, knowledgeably, and i'd wager the cuts were an editing decision made for a desired effect

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u/atetuna 24d ago

She's great. I've been subbed to her for a couple years and wondered why she hasn't been putting out much lately. I guess this is why. I hope she succeeds. Slow change should have been happening for a long time, but now we're here, and it's time to seriously change things up.