Latinx Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Beat One of the Most Powerful Democrats in the House
Holy shit.
In one of the biggest political upsets of the decade, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year old socialist and former Bernie Sanders organizer from the Bronx, has defeated Joe Crowley—the fourth-most powerful Democrat in the House, one of the most powerful Democrats in New York City, widely seen as a potential successor to Nancy Pelosi—in the primary for New York’s 14th Congressional district.
The AP called, albeit it in an incredibly disrespectful way, at 9:51 p.m.:
This is a heavily Democratic district; the primary is tantamount to the general election, meaning Ocasio-Cortez will be the next member of Congress from New York’s 14th.