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She Did That: 28 year old, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ousted Congressman Rep. Joe Crowley

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28 year old, Latina New York native Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is redefining the democratic campaign in New York.

She’s the Democratic Socialist who just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York, incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district on Tuesday.

“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 supporters.

Alexandria will be the house speaker if Democrats win the majority vote in November 2018. This historic win could possibly change how we view the democratic party, with her liberal ideas and her demands for justice and equality, Alexandria wants to make real change.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned as the peoples choice, fighting for the hardworking and deserving citizens in her community. She fights for the people that truly represent the democratic party; people of color and the youth. Her most recent ad has gone viral, with images of real people from the Queens and Bronx New York bureaus.

“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.

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 “After 20 years of the same representation, we have to ask: Who has New York been changing for?” She has focused on the forgotten groups in her campaign who seek more representation in the United States government and this is just the beginning of her efforts to make real change.

This is the start of a movement.

Thank you all.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) June 27, 2018