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Apparently, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Doesn’t Look Poor Enough for Republicans
I’m not sure what conservatives want from Congressmember-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who had the audacity to mention that gentrified D.C. rent was too goddamn high and as such, and because her congressional salary hasn’t kicked in, she and her partner were squirreling away funds to make it work. The story for Ocasio-Cortez became a narrative device…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Was Broke Like a Month Ago, Which Fox News Hosts Found Hilarious
Fresh off her midterm election victory and the purchase of her first couch, representative-elect of New York’s 14th Congressional District, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, took a moment from representing the best of our political process to cut some faux-populist fat cats down to size. After Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet celebrating her new lease on home decor and her remarks…
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The Legacy of Jordan Davis Lives on in His Mother Lucy McBath's Congressional Win
Six years after losing her son to gun violence, first-time candidate Lucy McBath has emerged victorious in her bid to claim a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her opponent, Republican Rep. Karen Handel, conceded the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District on Thursday morning in a statement released on Facebook: After carefully reviewing…
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Watch: Ayanna Pressley, Who May Become 1st Black Massachusetts Rep Elected to Congress, Reacts to Upset Victory
In a stunning upset against longtime incumbent Mark Capuano, Ayanna Pressley won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ 7th congressional district last night, paving her way to becoming the first black lawmaker representing the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. Video was recorded of the moment Pressley learned of her historic win: her reaction says…