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(2,437 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:59 PM Jun 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez!! [View all]

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez!! [View all] Power 2 the People Jun 2018 OP

Congratulations to @Ocasio2018 on your primary victory tonight! Donkees Jun 2018 #1

Hell yeah!!!! disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #2

Cool! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2018 #3

Boooooooooooooooooo nycbos Jun 2018 #4

It's about the future of our country not just NYC Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #8

Because reasoned leadership and experience shanny Jun 2018 #12

We don't use it anymore nycbos Jun 2018 #14

Bullshit Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #16

Tell that to the 80,000 voters in WI, MI and OA nycbos Jun 2018 #17

why is there never any shanny Jun 2018 #20

There should be. nycbos Jun 2018 #24

The Greens and Libertarians always stay in to maintain ballot access. Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #25

it would appear the party is moving left shanny Jun 2018 #18

I want a 50 state strategy. nycbos Jun 2018 #19

Well apparently we CAN win by moving left in NYC shanny Jun 2018 #26

I see your point but we have to be careful Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #32

I agree. shanny Jun 2018 #36

I hear ya Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #43

His district was heavily Republican and he knew that. shanny Jun 2018 #52

Seems to me we are always conceding the framing. Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #56

yup. shanny Jun 2018 #70

And without Wall St money. KPN Jun 2018 #44

Yup. Even better. shanny Jun 2018 #48

It's ok. NY_20th Jun 2018 #28

Try Eliot Engel (NY CD-16) then for a senior leader from the NYC area. DinahMoeHum Jun 2018 #31

She'll do fine, like Obama did. joshcryer Jun 2018 #34

She is NO Barack Obama nycbos Jun 2018 #35

How do you know? She's 28. Give her a chance. KPN Jun 2018 #78

Because Obama was a once in a lifetime candidate BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #85

I'm glad you wish her luck. That's what we should all be doing. KPN Jun 2018 #86

Because Barack Obama comes around once in a generation. nycbos Jun 2018 #87

Yep. A victory of empty rhetoric over experience and leadership. nt stevenleser Jun 2018 #58

Oh like Chuck Schumer? Tatiana Jun 2018 #62

I am glad she won rpannier Jun 2018 #68

Lions and tigers and bears! H2O Man Jun 2018 #72

She is truly the face of her district Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #5

Really good news on a dark day in American politics mvd Jun 2018 #6

She ran on Medicare For All !! leftstreet Jun 2018 #7

Yes, and ran on many other issues in line with Bernie's positions... it's no wonder she won! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #81

Congrats! Iliyah Jun 2018 #9

Yea! shanny Jun 2018 #10

OR finally won one. YaY! Tarheel_Dem Jun 2018 #11

An amazing end to an otherwise very crappy day SubjectTrip Jun 2018 #13

Excellent news melman Jun 2018 #15

What policies will Ocasio-Cortez offer that will help deliver national votes to the Democrats? brooklynite Jun 2018 #21

Her policy sheet was listed in a post above Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #45

Show me how her progressive policies sell in PA, OH, MI, WI... brooklynite Jun 2018 #57

How? Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #64

None of these are a self-described Berniecrat from a safe district... brooklynite Jun 2018 #69

Politicians never start a parade Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #71

She will be H2O Man Jun 2018 #73

Policies she will offer? Simple, what people want. KPN Jun 2018 #76

Seven months ago, she was a bartender. Now she could (should) be headed to Congress. LonePirate Jun 2018 #22

Who decided Crowley would be the next speaker Retrograde Jun 2018 #29

I'm sure he'll be happy to earn 10x his salary as a DC lobbyist Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #33

Lobbying is a constitutional right. joshcryer Jun 2018 #38

So was 3/5 of a man Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #47

Are you kidding me? joshcryer Jun 2018 #49

Bullshit. You used the constitution to justify lobbying and the perversity of it Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #55

I didn't "justify" lobbying, I explained why it exists. joshcryer Jun 2018 #67

"We have to have a means to talk to our Representatives." disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #88

And that's the problem right there. KPN Jun 2018 #74

Not a NYer but from the outside this looks like a good win. seaglass Jun 2018 #23

Sen. Sanders: Congratulations to @Ocasio2018 on her extraordinary upset victory tonight! Donkees Jun 2018 #27

Thx for posting. KPN Jun 2018 #80

Congratulations indeed!! Bernie has it EXACTLY right... as usual!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #82

Congrats. RandySF Jun 2018 #30

You give Sarandon way too much credit Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #37

She's still dead to me. RandySF Jun 2018 #39

+1000 aeromanKC Jun 2018 #63

Demographics, out with the old, and general sentiments won it. joshcryer Jun 2018 #40

I love President Obama Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #50

No, he did fine for having the votes for 72 days, total, in 8 years. joshcryer Jun 2018 #60

you would disregard an excellent candidate shanny Jun 2018 #41

Apparently some people think Sarandon has reverse infallibility Jim Lane Jun 2018 #51

+1 shanny Jun 2018 #53

I'm prepared to let go of any bitterness from the last election... chwaliszewski Jun 2018 #42

Well said!! That's the kind of example I was hoping others would be setting as well. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #84

I'm glad she won rpannier Jun 2018 #66

Very authentic passionate leader. zentrum Jun 2018 #46

Our Elder Dems Need to Become Mentors NOW! MarkEzra Jun 2018 #54

I largely agree with you. Blue_true Jun 2018 #65

Yup. Exactly. KPN Jun 2018 #75

Congratulations to Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. democrank Jun 2018 #59

Perfect SCantiGOP Jun 2018 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #77

Congrats from Canada!!! Puzzler Jun 2018 #79

Great ray of sunshine on an otherwise KPN Jun 2018 #83

Lovin' it still... what a sweet victory!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #89