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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @Ocasio2018
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We pulled off an enormous upset, against all established power and big money, because of a few groups and people that had the political courage and moral vision to support us early.

I want to shine a light on not just HOW we did things, but WHO did them. ⬇️
1. Brand New Congress (@BrandNew535) & Justice Democrats (@justicedems) - 2 groups trying to get money out of politics.

They reached out to me way back in 2016 and believed I could run. They helped with all that stuff a normal person would need (what forms to fill out? etc)
2. The earliest activist groups that were brave enough to sit with me over a year ago, even if it risked their own opportunity:

- Bronx Progressives @bxprogressives
- Queens Barrios Unidos @QueensBarrios
- Movement for Black Lives @BLMGreaterNY

& more
3. The ONLY Member of Congress in the entire country to acknowledge my existence before my election was Congressman @RoKhanna.

He faced an immense amount of heat and pressure for doing so. We need to applaud his courage in doing so, and encourage more openness in our democracy.
4. The first journalists to cover my candidacy + treat me seriously a YEAR ago were all independent outlets.

- @TheYoungTurks was the first to interview me
- @villagevoice 1st wrote about me in print (s/o @RossBarkan)
- @WNYC (specifically @brigidbergin) 1st to dig into the race
5. My campaign identity was designed by tandem.nyc - good friends of mine I had met as regulars at the restaurant I helped open.

6. The Ocasio2018 campaign video pinned to my profile was produced by @means_tv, who messaged me on Twitter to make it happen
7. Our BALLER website and digital team.

Supporters put in long, long nights and endless hours coding our site, developing content, MAKING Ocasio2018 APPS, and analyzing data.

Couldn’t have done it without them.
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