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Midterm Update: Ayanna Pressley's Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color

Midterm Update: Ayanna Pressley's Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Midterm Update: Ayanna Pressley's Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a surprise defeat that reflects a changing Democratic Party, Boston City Council member Ayanna Pressley has defeated 10-term Democratic Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. Pressley is poised to become the first African-American woman to represent Massachusetts in the state's congressional history. This episode: political reporter Asma Khalid, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
Released:
Sep 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.