In Mass., a primary fight probes the importance of ideology vs. identity
Two minutes after she slides into the pew, Ayanna Pressley is back on her feet. She walks to the dais, thanks the church leaders who invited her up to speak, and turns her smile on the 50 or so African-American worshippers at the Berea Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
It’s the final leg of the state primary campaign and Ms. Pressley, a city councilor, is running for a congressional seat in this Democratic stronghold. Her challenge is less about ideology – the incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano is a solid progressive – than a generational push for change from within the party’s base, which is younger and more diverse than its leadership. Her slogan, “Change
