MA-07: Boston City Councillor to Challenge Capuano

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1029784971144298496?

Yikes.

Not good.

Second quote is much worse than the Kaep critique

Yeah, he could get away with the Kaepernick comment on his own, but I have no idea why he decided an own-goal was a good idea right before his primary.

[Jeppe]

Reminds me of the Crowley comments also disparaging identity politics. These 90’s Dems are really out of touch.

[KingSweden]

Reminds me of the Crowley comments also disparaging identity politics. These 90’s Dems are really out of touch.

I’m sympathetic to critiques of identity politics but this is not an artful/intelligent of approaching it

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Reminds me of the Crowley comments also disparaging identity politics. These 90’s Dems are really out of touch.

I’m sympathetic to critiques of identity politics but this is not an artful/intelligent of approaching it

[Zaybay]

Reminds me of the Crowley comments also disparaging identity politics. These 90’s Dems are really out of touch.

I’m sympathetic to critiques of identity politics but this is not an artful/intelligent of approaching it

[MAINEiac4434]

Mike Capuowley

[MAINEiac4434]

He doubled down lmao what a moron:

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1029870474334007301

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Fortunately, Capuano should still win despite the gaffe.

[Horus]

I was supporting capuano but between the Kaepernick criticism and this stuff he's clearly out of touch. Time for him to go.

[MAINEiac4434]

He told a constituent he "wished the Blue Lives Matter bill did more"

https://twitter.com/cblechman/status/1029947852410298368

[Zaybay]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

[MAINEiac4434]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

[Brittain33]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

I disagree... we have massive transportation investment needs in our district, some of which are underway (Green Line extension), and I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that.

[Zaybay]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

It is in MA. Its a really big deal, and Capuano has huge ties here for helping out our public transport. He has always helped out the MBTA, and given it the funds to expand and work properly.

While he is out of touch, it would actually be worse for MA to lose him and his spot. Especially considering the two share most of the same policies, bar one or two.

[Strudelcutie4427]

I’m onboard for Capuano now

[Lognog]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

It is in MA. Its a really big deal, and Capuano has huge ties here for helping out our public transport. He has always helped out the MBTA, and given it the funds to expand and work properly.

While he is out of touch, it would actually be worse for MA to lose him and his spot. Especially considering the two share most of the same policies, bar one or two.

Someone who is out of touch with his party and constituents while being too old for the job should not be reelected, and the pork he would advocate for is not enough of a justification to vote for him imo.

[Zaybay]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

It is in MA. Its a really big deal, and Capuano has huge ties here for helping out our public transport. He has always helped out the MBTA, and given it the funds to expand and work properly.

While he is out of touch, it would actually be worse for MA to lose him and his spot. Especially considering the two share most of the same policies, bar one or two.

Someone who is out of touch with his party and constituents while being too old for the job should not be reelected, and the pork he would advocate for is not enough of a justification to vote for him imo.

Who said he was out of touch with the party and constituents? I only refer to him as "out of touch" because he still believes in compromise, not the actual issues. He is one of the most progressive legislators in the entire D caucus. He has advanced many programs to help those economically disadvantaged and is a big supporter of unions. It just so turns out that a major union in his district is the police union, which is why he is pro-police.

However, he has supported many bills that have helped the minorities in his district, such as supporting public transport, unionization, and access to more social services, not to mention his support of healthcare, his pro-choice record, among others. And his support of the MBTA cannot be understated, without him, the system could have gone under many times.

To replace him with Pressley just because of one vote on a pro-police bill, which makes sense considering his union support, is a terrible decision for the constituencies that have benefited from his support of the MBTA.

[McGovernForPrez]

I still support Capuano since he will be the ranking member of the house transportation committee when we take back the house, and he has always helped us in MA out, but hes clearly getting too old for the job.

Respectfully, that is not a great reason to vote for a politician, especially one that's as out-of-touch as Capuano.

I mean that's easy to say for someone who doesn't rely on the MBTA to commute. The amount of money he's secured for our district can't be understated. I don't agree with Capuano on the whole Kapernick thing, but he still has an outstanding progressive record anyways. He also is certainly not out-of-touch. During my time canvassing for him I met a bunch of people who had met him and were felt like was very much in touch.

[Antonio the Sixth]

https://twitter.com/AsteadWesley/status/1029784971144298496?

Yikes.

He has a valid point buried in there, but he's making it in the most offensive and disparaging way possible. Which, ironically, is exactly what he accuses Kaepernick of doing.

[MAINEiac4434]

I’m onboard for Capuano now

Took a little bit of race baiting for you to support him, eh?

[Jeppe]

Is Capuano really that progressive?

He has a noticeably higher Trump score than other progressive politicians like Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Lee, Keith Ellison, Bernie Sanders.

Capuano's Trump score is much closer to other old-school city machine politicians like Joe Crowley and Bob Brady than the aforementioned progressive politicians. Where it's admittedly pretty low, but noticeably higher than the high-profile progressives in the House and Senate.

[Brittain33]

His Kaepernick and gay Ukrainian comments make him out of touch stylistically with liberals in his district, but he’s not really out of touch on the issues. He has the profile of an older pol who has worked hard to move with the times.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Obviously the primary role of a Congressman representing a complex urban district with severe social problems is to make sure that they hit the right #woke notes on whatever issues rose emoji twitter is angry about at any given moment. That is true politics and will definitely lead to a more egalitarian and harmonious society.

[Pollster]

Very interesting take on this race from The Intercept.

[LimoLiberal]

Very interesting take on this race from The Intercept.

This comes off as... anti-Pressley?