Boston city councilor Ayanna Pressley unseated 10-term U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano in a Democratic primary Tuesday in the latest shakeup of the House Democratic caucus by a far-left challenger.
Capuano conceded defeat to Pressley in the race to represent Massachusetts’ 7th District approximately 30 minutes before The Associated Press formally called the race. With 69 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday, Pressley had the lead by 10,682 votes.
Pressley, who is running unopposed in November, is set to become the first African-American woman elected to Congress from the Commonwealth.
Capuano is the fourth House member to lose a primary this year, along with Reps. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C.; Mark Sanford, R-S.C., and fellow 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.
The prospect of a Pressley upset had drawn some comparisons to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s defeat of Crowley in June. The New York democratic socialist had endorsed Pressley, as did Our Revolution, the offshoot of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino had a strong response to New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she told a group of children to help her “fight” President Donald Trump.
Bongino addressed those comments while appearing on “Fox and Friends” just after Ocasio-Cortez posted a video of her interaction.
“GROSSLY INAPPROPRIATE” –@dbongino reacts to video showing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallying kids to ‘fight Trump’ pic.twitter.com/VOb7kr8nac
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 3, 2018
While reacting to that video, Bongino accused Ocasio-Cortez of engaging in a form of “propaganda” to kids. Her words, Bongino argued, were “grossly inappropriate.” – READ MORE
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