People try to identify who is the most likely person to turn out, and what we did is that we changed who turns out. And that changes the whole electorate.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZThe way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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We have to have a diversity of age represented in Congress, too.
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Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.
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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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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.
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I’m an educator. I’m an organizer.
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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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The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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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’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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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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Congress is too old. They don’t have a stake in the game.
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It’s really scary or it’s easy to generate fear around an idea or around an -ism when you don’t provide any substance to it.
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I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
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I’m used to people kind of knowing me in the community.
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Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.
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