Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Nation: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins as a Democratic Socialist With a 21st-Century Vision - Demanding free medical, jobs, housing, open borders for all - The culture that Jeb's GOP Inc and Alex Jones libertarians thinks is naturally conservative --tma
The headlines are right. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old grassroots activist, just pulled off the biggest upset so far in the 2018 election cycle. Her Democratic primary win Tuesday in a race with Congressman Joe Crowley, a veteran party operative and 10-term incumbent who is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, may well be the most remarkable New York City congressional election result since 31-year-old Elizabeth Holtzman beat House Judiciary Committee chairman Emanuel Celler in a 1972 primary. ...
https://www.thenation.com/article/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wins-democratic-socialist-21st-century-vision/