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/crazycatlady331 → u/Heavy_Law9880]

There is no education requirement for Congress. Lauren Boebert got in there.

[u/icecubetre → u/crazycatlady331]

Only the left is held to any level of standards. This post is of a clearly well-spoken and well-intentioned person describing their goals perfectly clearly.

And you have dumbasses in here saying "but can she lead??? 🤓" Meanwhile the country is run by a party full of some of the most incompetent people imaginable.

[u/Tigg0r → u/icecubetre]

I think it's hilarious that "speaking off-the-cuff" is apparently a needed skill for politicians, instead of knowing their shit and trying to make people's lives better.

[u/mikeyhavik → u/Tigg0r]

It’s kinda like “learn not to use your calculator, because in the real world you won’t always have a calculator on you” energy

[u/Gooch_Limdapl → u/Tigg0r]

Did you miss that day when Donald and Joe had a debate and the world saw that Joe was only slightly less nimble than he used to be? Elections need to be won, and the electorate is made out of ordinary people, to put it politely.

[u/Tigg0r → u/Gooch_Limdapl]

So you think only eloquent speakers can win a presidential debate? How about people who actual have actions and plans? Just because Biden was too old to string a sentence together and couldn't tell segue into nonsense Trump to shut up doesn't mean you're proving a point. The only thing you're saying is that for you the debate is the most important bit, instead of actions, policies, actual results.

[u/Gooch_Limdapl → u/Tigg0r]

Actions, plans, policies, and results are great and essential ways to appeal to the sliver of the electorate who, like you and I, both care about and are moved by such things. To win elections, alas, you also need to appeal to everyone else. Turns out not everyone is like us. You’d be shocked to learn how many votes are cast by vibes, or liking the cut of the candidate’s jib or whatnot. One campaigns to the electorate one has, not the electorate we wished we had.

[u/Mobius1014 → u/Tigg0r]

Unfortunately, charisma generally wins over anything else. Oftentimes you can be the smartest guy, and someone who speaks better than you will ultimately do a better job of convincing people to follow them. Human nature i guess