'Change Is on the Way': Ayanna Pressley Delivers Landslide Progressive Upset in Massachusetts

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

Notching yet another major upset win for the progressive movement over a corporate-funded establishment opponent, Boston city councilor Ayanna Pressley ousted 10-term incumbent Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.) Tuesday night in a landslide victory that provided further evidence of grassroots hunger for transformational change within the Democratic Party.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/05/change-way-ayanna-pressley-delivers-landslide-progressive-upset-massachusetts?cd-

More:

If recent upset victories for left-wing candidates in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, and now Massachusetts are any evidence, this movement to oust the old guard of the Democratic Party and usher in young, ambitious progressives willing to challenge the traditional boundaries of American politics is rapidly gaining steam.

[JHan]

1. How is it a "progressive upset" when her opponent was also a progressive?

[guillaumeb]

2. I believe that the intent was to show that the incumbent was defeated.

And the article does describe the incumbent as a progressive.

[JHan]

3. Except that's not its lead..

It mentions Capuano was progressive in one line. But the main lead is "progressive upset". Is the definition of progressive now anyone who beats an incumbent?

[guillaumeb]

4. The title is misleading.

But my practice is to generally post the actual title everywhere.