Ocasio Cortez is yet another example of Democratic Women dominating the primaries

[NY_20th]

What does she stand for?

Alexandria believes that Women’s Rights are Human Rights, and that all women deserve equal access to workplace safety, equal pay, paid parental leave, full access to healthcare, and more. She wants to create a society in which women - which includes Black women, Native women, poor women, immigrant women, disabled women, Muslim women, lesbian queer and trans women - are free and able to care for and nurture their families in safe and healthy environments free from structural impediments.

Given the current administration’s attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights, one thing is clear: support for and solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community is more important than ever. At the federal level, our President has rescinded guidance protecting the rights of trans students in federally funded schools, and wants to take away the rights of trans people to serve in the United States military. Republicans at every level of government are eager to make trans and non-binary people targets for persecution, and routinely draft legislation that would deny many people their rights to basic employment, housing, healthcare and education on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. This legislation especially affects queer people from low-income communities of color.

We must also fully fund the offices of public defenders, decriminalize poverty, end arbitration clauses that shield corporate abuses of everyday Americans, and provide comprehensive mental health care to both incarcerated communities and law enforcement.

Mass incarceration is the latest iteration of a long line of policies (Jim Crow, redlining, etc) rooted in the marginalization of African Americans and people of color. Comprehensive criminal justice reform is part of the work that must be done to heal our past and pursue racial justice in the United States.

https://ocasio2018.com/issues

She's quite a bit more than your average OR candidate. She's actually an impressive woman who understands that Civil Rights are just as important as economic rights.

In fact, she's your typical liberal New York Democrat.

I welcome her to Congress. And keep rocking on, women. We will fix this atrocity.

[Garrett78]

1. Overall, female candidates did not do well tonight, though.

Of course, those who lost were outspent pretty severely.

[NY_20th]

2. It's a growing trend that can't be ignored.

4. Women rule

Ocasio-Cortez's victory is only the latest example of a very clear trend in Democratic primaries in 2018: When women run, they win.

No one has cataloged the success of female Democratic candidates in this election cycle better than The Cook Political Report's House Editor David Wasserman. Following the June 12 primaries, Wasserman tweeted two amazing facts.

First, this: "Remarkable: after tonight, Dems have nominated women in 73/150 (49%) of '18 House races (excluding Dem incumbents). On GOP side, just 18/112 (16%)."

Then, this: "UPDATE: so far in 2018 Dem House primaries featuring at least one woman, one man & no incumbent, women have been the top vote-getters in 66/93 cases (71%). On GOP side, just 9/26 (35%). Never seen anything like it."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/joe-crowley-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-new-york-upset/index.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. She spent 200K against his 3 million, beat his 10 terms butt.

Just saw her ad. It is powerful.

All I want is for the self righteous, self centered, self satisfied Republicans &radical Christians to keep right on under-estimating
people like her, like us.
gotta give credit to her opponent, he immeidately endorsed her run this fall.

In case you missed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=rq3QXIVR0bs

[Garrett78]

5. I'm just pointing out that she was the exception tonight.

As Nathaniel Rakich at 538 wrote a short while ago:

Can the Year of the Woman overcome even a multimillion-dollar juggernaut? Nope. Wealthy men defeated strong female candidates in the Democratic primaries for Colorado governor (Jared Polis over Cary Kennedy), Maryland’s 6th District (David Trone over Aruna Miller), and New York’s 1st District (Perry Gershon over Kate Browning).

[NY_20th]

6. Crowley was pure class.

[Honeycombe8]

8. Why the hostility toward Crowley, a Democrat? nt

[ismnotwasm]

4. K&R

[Honeycombe8]

7. She's not a Democrat, though, is she?

They say she's a Democratic Socialist. Is that a political party? I looked it up and found DSA, but it doesn't say whether it's a party.

[NY_20th]

9. She's a member of the Democratic Party.

[Honeycombe8]

10. Oh, I see. They call her a Democratic Socialist. Like she's a third party. nt

[NY_20th]

11. No. She's not a third party.

OR biased media and OR biased groups call her that.

The OR type groups endorsed her because they want to tear down and rebuild the party, so their goal was more aimed at ousting Crowley than anything else. The district won't be harmed though because it's solid blue and safe. But the goal of ousting Crowley actually helps secure Pelosi's reign, so it kind of backfired on them.

She aligns with Democratic Socialists, but she is a member of the Democratic Party.

She's pretty much your typical New York State liberal Democrat.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Thanks.

The voters have spoken. But seems to me dangerous times to switch out experienced, powerful Senators for new ones who don't have any clout and need to learn the ropes. It takes a while to be comfortable in a new job and learn what's what.

[NY_20th]

14. She has some of the best people here in New York State to help her

transition.

She'll be fine.

She brings youth and energy, and despite her taking a photo with Susan Sarandon, she's a great person, and a great candidate for her district.

[Honeycombe8]

17. Oh, dear. Susan Sarandon. Yikes. I'm alarmed by that.

Sarandon hurt Hillary's chances of winning by pushing the Russian-connected Jill Stein.

But not my state, so it's what NY wants that counts.

[LostOne4Ever]

12. I think it is more a description of her ideology

For instance, one can be ideologically a socialist, progressive, or left-libertarian and still be a democrat.

[NY_20th]

15. Yes, exactly.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

16. She ran as one of TYT and Jimmy Dore's Justice "Democrats"

I'd like to get her on record if she shares Dore's Seth Rich truther views, Assange fandom or baseless claims that Hillary has Parkinson's.
And was she OK with their Bernie or Bust aid to Trump?

[NY_20th]

18. Sigh.

She was endorsed by those crazy groups, but does not seem to uphold to their values.

I would credit the NYS WFP for her victory more than these radical groups.

This is/was a Hillary district.

Low turnout and WFP efforts at getting out the vote helped her win.

She's a typical NYC liberal.

Link to tweet

[herding cats]

19. Let's not pick her apart before November.

It's a done deal and she's the Democratic candidate. I don't know if you live in her district (I don't) but all that matters to me is keeping the seat in November.

If she doesn't have the chops for the work, I'm sure her constituents can find someone else to replace her during the next primary. However, it appears they believe she does have what it takes. Ultimately it's their choice and only theirs to make.

[JI7]

20. agree, the way i see it is that it's a solid Dem Seat

so we don't have to worry about republicans taking it.

house races are every 2 years so if she was really some jimmy dore type she will lose the primary next time around and we will get another democrat.

but i have a feeling she will start focusing on actual issues that matter to her constituents.

[herding cats]

21. That's the way I see it, also.

I've read that the exploitation of any rift shouldn't have an effect on the seat. It's just that after 2016 I refuse to take anything for granted ever again.

The Democrats in her district have made their choice, and theirs are the only voices that matter in this race.

Although the seat doesn't affect me on a local level, as a Democrat I fully support Ocasio Cortez's win in November because it does affect all of us on a national level. After that, I hope she does do well by her voters and has a long career serving them well.

[Jim Lane]

23. Why do you say "start" focusing?

You write that you "have a feeling she will start focusing on actual issues that matter to her constituents."

Your use of "start" implies that she hasn't been doing that so far. Is that your opinion? If so, what's it based on?

Perhaps the victory of a Bernie Sanders supporter implies that the "issue" of party affiliation matters less to her constituents than it does to some people on DU.

[Wwcd]

22. She sounds just like Hillary Clinton! No wonder she won in a strong HRC district.

Alexandria believes that Women’s Rights are Human Rights, and that all women deserve equal access to workplace safety, equal pay, paid parental leave, full access to healthcare, and more. She wants to create a society in which women - which includes Black women, Native women, poor women, immigrant women, disabled women, Muslim women, lesbian queer and trans women - are free and able to care for and nurture their families in safe and healthy environments free from structural impediments.


Gee, I sure hope she gives credit to the woman she quoted.
Has she ever mentioned Sec Clinton?
Campaigned for het?
Attended her many speeches?
Given credit to candidate Clinton for her lifeling work for human rights? Women's rights, planned Parenthiid, people of all races colors nations & faiths?
How bout HRC's many years of advocating for LBGTQ?
Has she given credit to the Woman who braved the world in 1995 to speak on behalf of Woman's Rights are Human Rights?

Haven't heard her mention this Woman she quotes & aligns her ideals so closely with.

That's rather disrespectful, but maybe she just forgot.
Just wondering.

Here's the Video
HRC ~ Bejing 1995

Its most prominent usage is as the name of a speech given by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the First Lady of the United States, on 5 September 1995, at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. In this speech she sought to closely link the notion of women's rights with that of human rights.
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Here's the text of HRC's speech from the UN:
Lets compare:

http://www.un.org/esa/gopher-data/conf/fwcw/conf/gov/950905175653.txt