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I’m not running from the left; I’m running from the bottom. I’m running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I don’t like having people do little things for me.
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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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We have a political culture of intimidation, of favoring, of patronage, and of fear, and that is no way for a community to be governed.
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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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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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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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Democrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers – that is what should be happening in America.
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Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I’m not going to do that. That takes away my power. I’m not going to compromise who I am.
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I was born to a dad who was born in the South Bronx while the Bronx was burning, while landlords were committing arson to their own buildings.
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Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.
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Not all Democrats are the same.
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I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
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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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We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
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The Republicans galvanize their base by inciting a lot of fear; they operate on a lot of mythmaking. So we have to have something compelling. We shouldn’t be afraid to be bold.
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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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