A socialist has just pretty much won a congressional seat.

Last night Alexandria, Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10 term incumbent Joe Crowley.

This guy was powerful. People thought that he could replace Nancy Pelosi.

He's up there in the Democratic leadership, so this is considered a huge upset.

Now the reason I say she pretty much won is that this was just a primary, but it's New York City.

There's no real Republican contender, so it's very likely she's going to take this

congressional seat. So let's look at who Alexandria, Ocasio-Cortez is, what she believes,

and I'll give you my thoughts towards the end. I think this might actually backfire on the left.

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ground reporting, please consider becoming a patron today. From CNN at 2.30am, a 28-year-old

Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful 10 term congressman in New York. An activist and member

of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ocasio-Cortez, won over voters in the minority majority district

with a ruthlessly efficient grassroots bid, even as Crowley, the fourth ranking Democrat in the House

outraised her by a 10-to-1 margin. This was the first time in 14 years a member of his own party

attempted to unseat Crowley, who shares the Queen's County Democrats. His defeat marked a potential

sea change in the broader sphere of liberal politics, a result with implications for Democrats

nationwide that would recall, as optimistic progressives routinely noted during the campaign,

former GOP majority leader Eric Cantor's loss to the insurgent Tea Party backed Dave Brett in June

2014. Now I made a video just about two months ago talking about how millennials were leaving the

Democratic Party and millennials were becoming conservative. In the video I noted that people who

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