I wasn’t born to a wealthy or powerful family – mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZI 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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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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Not all Democrats are the same.
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I don’t think any person in America should die because they are too poor to live.
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I’m used to people kind of knowing me in the community.
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I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
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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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Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
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I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.
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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.
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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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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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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 an educator. I’m an organizer.
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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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