ten-year incumbent representing the district that was jfk's and tip o'neill's tonight. upset doesn't. >> ayanna presley. >> the change is very real. here's what's important about what happened in massachusetts. fundamentally, in the united states government, the house of representatives is the only elected office in the federal government where your community has to elect you. you can be president of the united states or vice president gerald ford without being elected a united states senator can be appointed. we saw it today with jon kyl. kavanaugh can be appointed to the supreme court, cabinet officials. but communities get to the elect their representatives in the people's house. tonight they chose miss pressley over an capuano. change is real. >> eugene robinson, how much of what you just said in answer to the first question falls under