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-CORTEZWe are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.
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Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.
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My mother cleaned homes and drove school buses, and when my family was on the brink of foreclosure… I started bartending and waitressing.
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I want to speak to people directly as much as possible.
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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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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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I wake up every day, and I’m a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.
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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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I was born in a place where your ZIP code determines your destiny.
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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 very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
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Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.
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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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I don’t think most of Congress understands how economics works.
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