28-Year-Old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins Democratic Primary Against Big Money White Male Incumbent
PoliticsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez–a 28-year old socialist and Bronx native–has just secured an upset victory in the Democratic primary against 14-year incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, a 56-year-old who out-fundraised her ten-to-one.
While Crowley drew donations heavily from PACs and corporations, Ocasio-Cortez refused to take any corporate money and in the end raised about $300,000 from individuals with an average donation of $18. While Ocasio-Cortez ran her campaign on a Spanish language-first site and personally campaigned door-to-door, Crowley has been perceived as out-of-touch from his constituents (he reportedly sends his children to a school in Northern Virginia).