For me, democratic socialism is about – really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZIt’s disingenuous to pretend the sources of our money don’t impact the policy we write – you just can’t serve two masters.
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It’s not just that I’m a woman of color running for office. It’s the way that I ran. It’s the way that my identity formed my methods.
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Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
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I felt like the only way to effectively run for office is if you had access to a lot of wealth, high social influence, a lot of dynastic power, and I knew that I didn’t have any of those things.
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We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, ‘What are we fighting against?’
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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
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There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can’t do it.
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I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education – that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.
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It is unacceptable to be disrespectful of Congressman Crowley. He’s done some phenomenal, phenomenal work for the Bronx and Queens.
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I know what it’s like to access the privilege of a ZIP Code but also be born in one that could have destined me to something else.
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I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.
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I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.
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When people feel like they are being spoken directly to, I do feel like… they’ll do things like turn out in an off-year, mid-year primary.
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Not all Democrats are the same.
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I’m an educator. I’m an organizer.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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