'Seismic Political Upset': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Overwhelms Wall Street Favorite Joe Crowley
by staff report via vikki - CommonDreams Tuesday, Jun 26 2018, 11:37pm international /
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In a major, stunning upset, New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a shocking landslide victory over 10-term Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley, chair of the House Democratic caucus, in the Congressional primary election on Tuesday in New York's 14th Congressional District covering the Bronx and Queens.
With 90% of the vote counted, Ocasio-Cortez leads Crowley by 57.8% to 42.2%.
“This race is about people versus money. We’ve got people. They’ve got money,” Ocasio-Cortez said throughout her campaign.
Crowley is part of the House Democrats’ leadership team, with close ties to Nancy Pelosi and Wall Street. He was considered next in line to replace Pelosi as the top House Democrat. He raised more than $3 million this year for his campaign. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, raised just over $200,000 for her campaign.
"This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the world tonight is that it's not OK to put donors before your community," Ocasio-Cortez told a large crowd of supporters on Tuesday night.
"You have given this country hope, you have given this country proof that when you knock on your neighbor's door, when you come to them with love, when you let them know that no matter your stance, you are there for them — that we can make change," she said.
[Indeed, the people have had enough of fake representation; elite serving puppet politicians can expect more of the same, as real Democracy means majority, NOT ELITE MINORITY, representation.]
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