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In a huge upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just beat Joe Crowley in the #NY14 Democratic primary.

She’s a 28-year-old first-time candidate and a socialist. He’s a machine politician who had a shot at taking over from Nancy Pelosi.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ran on a slate of issues now popular on the left — Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and stripping corporate money out of politics. buzzfeed.com/mattberman/a-y…
“Shell shocked” was the phrase an aide who works closely with Democratic House leadership used to BuzzFeed News to describe the night. “I don’t know what else to say. We joked about it today. I can’t believe this is real life.”

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