Ocasio-Cortez Welcomes Business Opposition to Her Re-Election
Progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday that business support for her New York Democratic primary challenger is a sign she has made the right enemies in Washington.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is backing former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, who is challenging Ocasio-Cortez for her Queens-based seat. The primary election is scheduled for June 23. “There is a lot of Wall Street interest in unseating a member that holds Wall Street accountable,” Ocasio-Cortez said in an online interview with Politico. “Sometimes you are defined by your friends and sometimes you are defined by the people who come after you.”
Ocasio-Cortez came to Congress after defeating longtime incumbent Joe Crowley, a member of House Democratic leadership, in a 2018 primary. Her initial clashes with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders over major legislation led some moderate House Democrats to distance themselves from Ocasio-Cortez last year.
She told Politico that she is focused on her re-election and isn’t thinking now about the possibility of running for the Senate against Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York when he is up for re-election in 2022. She didn’t rule it out when given the chance to ...
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