Five Lessons from Election Night

<p>On election night 2021, Michelle Wu kicked off her&nbsp;<a href="https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-victory-speech/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">victory speech</a>, &ldquo;So one of my sons asked me the other night if boys can be elected mayor in Boston.&rdquo; Now that&rsquo;s an opener. When our colleague Kate Childs Graham shared this speech with me, she astutely pointed out how Wu references her historic win indirectly; rather than tell us she is the first woman of color to serve as Boston&rsquo;s mayor, she shows us the impact &mdash; and the result is powerful. I&rsquo;d add that skipping the preamble is powerful, too. There&rsquo;s no throat clearing at the start of Wu&rsquo;s speech. Really, there&rsquo;s no need for it: everyone in her audience is eager to celebrate her momentous victory, and she delivers.</p> <p><a href="https://westwingwriters.medium.com/five-lessons-from-election-night-2d97e770eee9"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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