A stunner in the political world could signal a shift is coming. Members of both political parties need to take a close look at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win in New York’s 14th District. Time magazine calls it, “… the biggest upset of the 2018 elections so far.” The 28-year-old from the Bronx said it best overnight.
This is the start of a movement.
Thank you all.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez defeated Congressman Joe Crowley. Crowley had served 10 terms and was highly considered a contender for House speaker (if the Democrats were to win the majority in November).
Thank you, @JoeCrowleyNY, for your support and longstanding service to our community.
I look forward to working towards a takeback of the House on a strong platform of economic, social, and racial justice for working class New Yorkers & Americans.
Let’s do this. https://t.co/bhYclAXjiA
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 27, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez was outspent 18-1, but the women who was a bartender just a year ago had a background and ideas that really connected with voters. Many say this ad helped her win as well. Politico says:
“Ocasio-Cortez, 28, challenged Crowley on ideological, generational and racial grounds, arguing that the 10-term congressman was not in step with his majority-minority district and was too cozy with corporate donors. A former Bernie Sanders organizer, Ocasio-Cortez campaigned on abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and pushing the Medicare-for-all bill championed by Sanders.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s win was such a surprise, there was just one TV station with her when she gots the news, NY1. Take a look at her reaction above.
And here she is talking to CNN this morning.
"We won because we organized. We won because I think we had a very clear, winning message and we took that message to doors that had never been knocked on before," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says of her surprising victory over incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley https://t.co/s9tnVtG73K
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 27, 2018