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-CORTEZI 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 understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.
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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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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.
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Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
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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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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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Congress is too old. They don’t have a stake in the game.
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I don’t like having people do little things for me.
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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’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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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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It’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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Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.
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I wake up every day, and I’m a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.
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