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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28-year-old from the Bronx, defeats Rep. Joseph Crowley in N.Y.'s 14th.
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In a stunning upset and the biggest surprise of the primary season this year, 28-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term incumbent Representative Joe Crowley in New York in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Crowley is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, and he'd outraised Ocasio-Cortez by a 10-to-1 margin. Crowley was widely viewed as a possible future House speaker. Yet Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley after running a progressive grassroots campaign advocating for "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Ocasio-Cortez speaks to Democracy Now! about her historic campaign.
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JUAN GONZÃ LEZ: In a stunning upset and the biggest surprise of the primary season this year, 28-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has beat out 10-term incumbent Representative Joe Crowley in New York. Crowley is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, and he'd outraised Ocasio-Cortez by a 10-to-1 margin. Crowley was widely viewed as a possible future House speaker, yet Ocasio-Cortez defeated him after running a progressive grassroots campaign that advocated "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
AMY GOODMAN: Just days before the primary, she left New York City to go to Tornillo, Texas, to protest family separation at the border. Nearly 70 percent of Ocasio-Cortez's campaign funds came from individual contributions under $200. This is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacting to the news of her win, live on NY1 when she looked up at the TV screen Tuesday night.
RUSCHELL BOONE: She's right here. I can let you know --
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: Oh, my god!
RUSCHELL BOONE: She's looking at herself on television right now. How are you feeling? Can you put it into words?
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: No, I cannot put this into words.
RUSCHELL BOONE: All right, your supporters here are very excited for you.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: Hi.
RUSCHELL BOONE: This was grassroots campaign.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: It absolutely was.
RUSCHELL BOONE: Can you believe the numbers that you're seeing right now?
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