Five Lessons from Election Night
<p>On election night 2021, Michelle Wu kicked off her <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-victory-speech/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">victory speech</a>, “So one of my sons asked me the other night if boys can be elected mayor in Boston.” Now that’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’s mayor, she shows us the impact — and the result is powerful. I’d add that skipping the preamble is powerful, too. There’s no throat clearing at the start of Wu’s speech. Really, there’s no need for it: everyone in her audience is eager to celebrate her momentous victory, and she delivers.</p>
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