With 82% of the vote in, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is ahead of Joe Crowley, #4 House Democrat
57.2 to 42.8%.
This may turn
This has become the political upset of the cycle in favor of working class people!
This district needed a working class hero and it has got one now.
Joe Crowley, garnered 0.7 of his donations from small donors.
Ironically he took in 99% of his war chest from corporate pacs, and from wealthy donors.
With Ocasio-Cortez’s victory, let this upend the political beltway narrative that small donations, grassroots energy, and the dedicated drive of communities can’t change the dynamic of history.
My district 14 is overwhelmingly working class and now we will have a working class hero to represent our district that isn’t just found on Netflix or the big screen.
This victory was given by the hundreds of volunteers throughout Queens (my hood) and the Bronx, who selflessly volunteered their time, energy, spirit, and passion into seeing progressive change facilitated at a local level.
Congress needs several hundred more Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s if we are going to start to change the balance of the future towards sustainability, economic justice, racial justice, and real reform.
Alexandria won her race through organizing on the local level, participating in community actions, and building a base of support throughout her 70% working class district.
This is a success story of a national level, showing that small donors can displace the conventional wisdom that we need corporate pacs to be able to compete.
This is this unabashed progressive platform that Alexandria has run on:
There is little doubt that she will prevail in the general.
Welcome to the future. It is female, progressive, and full of passion.
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018 · 1:58:34 AM +00:00 · Tool
The next step will be to see if Crowley will hold true to his pledge to support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the general and not run on the working party ticket, potentially setting off a Joe Lieberman situation.
The internet ad that may have been one of the best of the cycle, produced by two members of the DSA for less than 10k.
Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018 · 2:29:22 AM +00:00 · Tool
A future lesson to incumbent democrats: Your seat is not safe if you represent the 1% over the working class. Joe Crowley decided not to attend two of his debates against Alexandria, ceding the narrative to his challenger. He forcefully ran on only being anti-trump without having an inspiring vision in which to build support.
You can’t just be anti-trump and expect to win. Progressives, liberals, activists, democrats, as I’ve said for years — need to be able to be inspired to get to the polls. This working class hero — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has done that with a fraction of the money, refusing corporate money, and preaching directly to the needs and concerns of those in my district.