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TexasTowelie

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Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:16 AM Feb 2022

'We flip Texas, we flip the country' -- AOC stumps for Cisneros, Casar

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallied votes for progressive congressional candidates Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar in San Antonio on Saturday.

Nearly a year after traveling to Houston to fundraise and distribute supplies to Texans hit hard by the winter storm, the congresswoman said she was back in Texas to recognize the “political infrastructure” Cisneros and Casar built for progressives.

“We’re here to support two incredible game-changing candidates – both, I think, for the Democratic Party, but, frankly, for the country writ large,” Ocasio Cortez said.

The New York Democrat spoke at a Get Out to Vote rally at the Paper Tiger live music venue where they discussed the state of the congressional races in Districts 35 and 28.

Read more: https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2022-02-12/voters-line-up-to-see-new-yorks-ocasio-cortez-rally-for-progressive-candidates

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'We flip Texas, we flip the country' -- AOC stumps for Cisneros, Casar (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2022 OP
Hm. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #1
I'll second that. murielm99 Feb 2022 #2
Umhm. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #3
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