Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZThe way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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Not all Democrats are the same.
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Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.
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Congress is too old. They don’t have a stake in the game.
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I don’t think most of Congress understands how economics works.
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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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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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Our democracy is designed to speak truth to power.
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I don’t like having people do little things for me.
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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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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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The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
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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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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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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’m very hands-on about social media. That’s my voice.
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