10-term Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley, generally viewed as the #4 Dem in congress and widely touted as a likely replacement for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, lost his primary today in NY.
The winner was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28 yr old latina who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, and who is a member of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), and Our Revolution (a Bernie-founded group supporting progressive candidates), Justice Democrats (a progressive group whose candidates refuse corporate PAC money). It is an extremely safe Dem seat, so she will become a congresswoman in November.
Here was her platform:
Both DSA and Our Revolution have been having spectacular successes so far this year in the Democratic primaries, getting a large number of their candidates elected.
In an interview she talked about what the 'democratic socialist' label means to her:
The winner was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28 yr old latina who had been endorsed by Bernie Sanders, and who is a member of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), and Our Revolution (a Bernie-founded group supporting progressive candidates), Justice Democrats (a progressive group whose candidates refuse corporate PAC money). It is an extremely safe Dem seat, so she will become a congresswoman in November.
Here was her platform:
Both DSA and Our Revolution have been having spectacular successes so far this year in the Democratic primaries, getting a large number of their candidates elected.
In an interview she talked about what the 'democratic socialist' label means to her:
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