Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promotes group that recruits primary challengers to Democratic incumbents
6 years ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promotes group that recruits primary challengers to Democratic incumbents

Salon  

In a new video released Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, promoted a group that recruits primary challengers to Democratic incumbents whom she believes are too moderate. She encouraged progressives to join the group's #OurTime project, which is focused on targeting longtime Democratic incumbents in safely-blue seats who are "demographically and ideologically out of touch with the voters in the districts," according to the group's website. In addition to backing Ocasio-Cortez, who revealed her brother nominated her for the group's endorsement slate, Justice Democrats backed Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Michael Capuano in Massachusetts, as well as Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan during the 2018 midterm election cycle. "This country has only ever changed for the better by groups of people that were willing to put everything on the line for a better future," Ocasio-Cortez says in the video.

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Government news: The AOC–Pelosi fight is not good for Democrats.
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Government news: The AOC–Pelosi fight is not good for Democrats.

Slate  

Update, Dec. 17, 2024, at 12:12 p.m.: On Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lost the vote to be the ranking Democrat of the House Oversight Committee to Rep. Gerry Connolly, who—as Axios put it—withstood “a generational revolt.” The original argument for putting Ocasio-Cortez in the position is printed below. But when it came time to replace Raskin on the important Oversight …

Inside AOC's plan for Dems to go after corporations — especially those tied to Trump
1 month ago

Inside AOC's plan for Dems to go after corporations — especially those tied to Trump

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — After losing the White House and Senate in November, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Democratic Party needs a facelift. “Also, of course, there’s an incoming Trump administration that’s been bought out the wazoo, so we have to highlight that.” With Rep. Jamie Raskin slated to become the top Democrat — or ranking member — on the Judiciary Committee, …

After Party Losses In November, Younger Democrats Reach For Power In Congress
1 month ago

After Party Losses In November, Younger Democrats Reach For Power In Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats is making moves to fill leadership roles typically taken by older and longer-serving members, a sign that some believe the message from the November elections is that Americans want fresh faces in charge. Ocasio-Cortez is running for the ranking member spot on the House Oversight Committee, which Rep. Jamie Raskin …

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
1 month, 1 week ago

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year. The New York lawmaker, who at 35 would by far be the youngest to serve in the …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she and other elected officials 'narrowly escaped death' during US Capitol siege
4 years ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she and other elected officials 'narrowly escaped death' during US Capitol siege

ABC  

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she and other elected officials "narrowly escaped death" last week when a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed into the US Capitol, and she was concerned her own "white supremacist" colleagues in Congress would put her at further risk. Key points: Ms Ocasio-Cortez says she was personally involved in a "traumatising event" during the …

This Democratic congresswoman just spoke some hard truth to her party
4 years, 2 months ago

This Democratic congresswoman just spoke some hard truth to her party

CNN  

CNN — On a call with her colleagues Thursday – less than 48 hours after House Democrats failed to gain the seats that their leaders and political prognosticators predicted they would – Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger stopped being polite, and started being real. “That’s the reality.” She went on to highlight two main reasons for Democrats ” los members who …

New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secures second term in US Congress
4 years, 2 months ago

New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secures second term in US Congress

Firstpost  

Her challenger, John Cummings, had collected $10 million but Ocasio-Cortez still scored an easy win, creating speculation about her future political ambitions New York: New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secured a second term in US Congress on Tuesday with an expected win over her Republican challenger, who was outspent despite raising $10 million. As the neck-and-neck presidential race kept …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cruises to 2nd Term in Congress Despite Spending $10 Mn Less Than Rival
4 years, 2 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cruises to 2nd Term in Congress Despite Spending $10 Mn Less Than Rival

News 18  

New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secured a second term in Congress on Tuesday with an expected win over her Republican challenger who was outspent despite raising $10 million. Ocasio-Cortez is part of a quartet of like-minded congresswoman known as “The Squad” who are admired on the Left for challenging the Washington status quo and her three allies appeared set …

Ocasio-Cortez endorses challenger of House Dem chairman
4 years, 7 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez endorses challenger of House Dem chairman

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman whose New York district is adjacent to her own, the progressive freshman’s latest challenge to party leaders. Ocasio-Cortez’s move also meant she was defying House Democratic leaders, who have stood behind party incumbents facing primary challengers. Watson also provided a statement in which …

Veteran Ohio Democrat Survives Progressive Primary Challenge
4 years, 8 months ago

Veteran Ohio Democrat Survives Progressive Primary Challenge

Huff Post  

Rep. Joyce Beatty speaks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Alex Wong/Getty Images Rep. Joyce Beatty won the Democratic House primary in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, staving off a challenge from progressive consumer rights attorney Morgan Harper. Harper’s bid to unseat Beatty, who has represented the city in Congress since 2013, reflects the activist left’s difficulty dislodging incumbent Democrats in …

Former CNBC anchor to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Democratic primary
4 years, 11 months ago

Former CNBC anchor to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Democratic primary

Salon  

A former CNBC anchor has mounted a primary challenge against one of the Democratic Party's most prominent progressives: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. A registered Democrat for years, Caruso-Cabrera would likely occupy a more moderate lane than Ocasio-Cortez, who has endorsed the democratic socialist presidential campaign of Tuesday's victor in the New Hampshire primary: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. …

Who are the squad? Here are the 4 congresswomen known as ‘The Squad’ targeted by Trump’s racist tweets
5 years, 6 months ago

Who are the squad? Here are the 4 congresswomen known as ‘The Squad’ targeted by Trump’s racist tweets

CNN  

Washington CNN — Well before President Donald Trump launched a racist attack against four first-term, progressive Democratic congresswomen, “The Squad,” as they’ve come to be known on Capitol Hill, had carved an outsized profile for themselves due to their willingness to take on the Washington establishment. The four congresswomen – Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, …

Ocasio-Cortez Can’t Run, But Is a Big Part of 2020 US Prez Race
5 years, 9 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez Can’t Run, But Is a Big Part of 2020 US Prez Race

The Quint  

For better or worse, Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, known ubiquitously by her initials, is a big part of the 2020 race for the White House more than five years before she's even old enough to run for the nation's highest office. It wasn't the most descriptive Trump-era branding — think of the president's "Crooked Hillary" Clinton, coined to evoke trust issues …

Corbyn holds talks with rising star of the US Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
5 years, 11 months ago

Corbyn holds talks with rising star of the US Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Corbyn held talks with rising star of US Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - but his intervention prompted claims she is talking to an 'anti-Semite'. Ms Ocasio-Cortez, 29, became the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress when she held New York's 14th District at midterm elections in November. Scroll down for video Jeremy Corbyn held talks with rising star …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises more than $100,000 after talk of possible primary challenge surfaces
5 years, 11 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises more than $100,000 after talk of possible primary challenge surfaces

Salon  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised more than $100,000 toward her re-election efforts following a call to primary her issued by an anonymous House Democrat. It appears the New York Democrat's re-election campaign began to call for donations in an email blast and Facebook "What I have recommended to the New York delegation is that: You find her a primary opponent, and …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moves from bartender to congresswoman and maybe President, one day
5 years, 11 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moves from bartender to congresswoman and maybe President, one day

ABC  

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's speedy rise to prominence on the American political scene seems like the script of a 1990s romantic comedy. Ms Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump could not stand farther apart in their political views, yet they both have become irresistible to the Washington press corps, which seems bedazzled by anyone who breaks with political tradition. To be sure, Ms Ocasio-Cortez' …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the only House Democrat who voted against a bill to end the shutdown
5 years, 11 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the only House Democrat who voted against a bill to end the shutdown

Salon  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the only Democrat in the House of Representatives to vote against a short-term spending bill to end the partial government shutdown on Wednesday, because it would allocate funds to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, which she campaigned on eliminating. Most recently, she promoted a policy known as the "Green New Deal" to combat climate change …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a message for the politicians who want her to "wait your turn"
5 years, 11 months ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a message for the politicians who want her to "wait your turn"

Salon  

On Monday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and weighed in on her explosive rise from her life as a bartender in the Bronx to one of the most closely-watched freshman members of Congress. 1 is to be authentic, to be yourself and don’t try to be anyone that you’re not,” she said of …

Ocasio-Cortez slams media: "One disappointment about DC is the gossip that masquerades as reporting"
6 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez slams media: "One disappointment about DC is the gossip that masquerades as reporting"

Salon  

Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez railed against Politico on Tuesday, rebuking an article the news outlet published about her that did not include any named sources as mere "gossip." "My dad had a name for junk articles The tweet was attached to a Politico story titled, "Ocasio-Cortez weighs a new primary target: Hakeem Jeffries." It also claimed that Jeffries was seen as …

Don't fear the Ocasio-Cortez factor: Primary challenges are good for Democrats
6 years, 1 month ago

Don't fear the Ocasio-Cortez factor: Primary challenges are good for Democrats

Salon  

The media's endless hunger for intra-Democratic conflict and a continued rehashing of the 2016 primary campaign strikes again. "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blesses New Push To Oust Incumbent Democrats In Primaries," the Huffington Post headline declared. The story is fairly simple: Ocasio-Cortez joined a call with a group called Justice Democrats Saturday night and encouraged progressive Democrats to run for office and …

Ocasio-Cortez makes history as youngest woman in US Congress
6 years, 2 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez makes history as youngest woman in US Congress

Al Jazeera  

Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made history in the United States as the youngest woman elected to Congress, championing her working class and Puerto Rican roots. “We have made history tonight,” the 29-year-old told cheering supporters at her victory party in Queens, a big victory for a woman working in a Manhattan restaurant only a year ago. “There is nothing inherently …

Inside the makeover of the Democratic Party
6 years, 4 months ago

Inside the makeover of the Democratic Party

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Democratic makeover is in full swing. It reprised a June primary upset in which self-proclaimed democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, toppled New York congressman Joe Crowley, one of the House Democrats’ top leaders. There’s also debate over what a younger, more diverse class of lawmakers might mean for the fate of congressional leaders such as House Democratic …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggles with Pelosi question: ‘I don’t think that there’s any one head’
6 years, 5 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggles with Pelosi question: ‘I don’t think that there’s any one head’

Associated Press  

Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggled with a question about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Wednesday night, initially stating that there isn’t “any one head” of the Democratic Party. In an interview on CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” anchor Chris Cuomo asked the 28-year-old New Yorker who she believed to be the “head of the Democratic Party.” “Well, I don’t think that there’s …

The age of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
6 years, 5 months ago

The age of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

CNN  

CNN — It was nearly 2 a.m., a few hours after she felled the 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was tweeting. Andrew Cuomo from the left and exchanged endorsements with Ocasio-Cortez the day before the federal primary, described herself – for the first time – to Politico as a “democratic socialist.” In an interview with Jacobin Radio’s …

Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory, an unconventional crew
6 years, 6 months ago

Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory, an unconventional crew

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A campaign manager who moonlights as an energy healer. “The best way to build this campaign was to organize around the groups that were already working and organize around the issues that mattered to them,” said Ocasio-Cortez, explaining that she drew from such groups as Democratic Socialists of America, Muslims for Progress and Black Lives Matter. In …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: "I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx"
6 years, 6 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: "I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx"

Salon  

"The first thing to kind of mention is that I don’t think polling is always right,” Ocasio-Cortez said. They were 19, "voting in an off year, midterm primary election," Ocasio-Cortez said, almost still in shock herself. "You describe yourself as a 'democratic socialist,'" Colbert said, "and that's not an easy term for a lot of Americans. "I don't think he …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the future of US politics
6 years, 6 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the future of US politics

Al Jazeera  

The US is witnessing the future of politics and a new generation of leaders who are providing a new vision for the nation and resistance to the policies of Donald Trump. If the US Democratic Party is to have a future – and if American democracy itself is to have a fighting chance against the forces of authoritarianism – that …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made The Democratic Party Safe For Democracy Again
6 years, 6 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made The Democratic Party Safe For Democracy Again

Huff Post  

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, joined by gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, celebrates her upset victory on June 26. Scott Heins via Getty Images In the Democratic Party primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District, progressive political outsider Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was outspent by 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley more than 17 to 1. No Labels celebrates “problem solvers,” while Third Way embraces the moniker of …

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 28-year-old socialist Latina woman from Bronx hailed as 'future of Democrats' defeats Joe Crowley in primary
6 years, 6 months ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 28-year-old socialist Latina woman from Bronx hailed as 'future of Democrats' defeats Joe Crowley in primary

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, from the South …

Political novice Ocasio-Cortez scores for progressives in NY
6 years, 6 months ago

Political novice Ocasio-Cortez scores for progressives in NY

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform, upset longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley on Tuesday in the Democratic congressional primary in New York. The surprise victory by the community organizer in a district that includes parts of the Bronx and Queens came after an energetic, grassroots campaign that …

Democratic primary: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ousts Joe Crowley
6 years, 6 months ago

Democratic primary: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ousts Joe Crowley

Al Jazeera  

Joe Crowley, who was considered a possible candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as Democrat leader, suffers shock defeat. A 28-year-old activist who worked in the campaign of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has overthrown a top House Democrat, Joe Crowley in New York primary elections, an upset, which observers say could force the opposition party to confront their own internal …

Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
6 years, 6 months ago

Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

NPR  

Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Enlarge this image toggle caption Corey Torpie/AP Corey Torpie/AP In a stunning primary upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a young socialist activist, woman of color and political newcomer — has unseated leading House Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's deep-blue 14th Congressional District. Sponsor Message "We're having an affordability crisis in New York City," Ocasio-Cortez told …

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