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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.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Clear Community Ourselves Voice Vote
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-CORTEZ

Democracy Live Myself Poor Rich Social Value
Public schools in the late ’80s and early ’90s were a total mess… we felt that if I was going to have a good educational option in my life, I would have to go to a public school district that actually served its children.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Children Education Feeling Goodness Life Myself Public Service
Congress is too old. They don’t have a stake in the game.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Game Government Old Politics
The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Democracy Politics Queen Way
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-CORTEZ

Change Identify People Try
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.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Feeling Influence Myself Office Social
I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Experience Myself Pain Understand Work
Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Myself Office Run Woman
We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Apology Country Fight Justice Movement Race
Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Capital Existence World
The only time we create any kind of substantive change is when we reach out to a disaffected electorate and inspire and motivate them to vote.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Change Creation Motivational Reach Time Vote
Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Democracy Design Ourselves Power Talk Truth
I’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Hands Social Media Voice
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.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Access Born Destiny Myself Privilege
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.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Born Build Burn Father Myself