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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat |
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| A millennial candidate has shaken up the US Democratic Party by defeating the incumbent congressman for his seat. | A millennial candidate has shaken up the US Democratic Party by defeating the incumbent congressman for his seat. |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressional primary in New York City. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressional primary in New York City. |
| Mr Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had been tipped as a future party leader or even Speaker of the House. | Mr Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had been tipped as a future party leader or even Speaker of the House. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with 57.5% of the vote. | Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with 57.5% of the vote. |
| Mr Crowley had not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years in the mostly ethnic minority district, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens. | Mr Crowley had not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years in the mostly ethnic minority district, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez will now face Republican candidate Anthony Pappas in the November mid-terms. | Ms Ocasio-Cortez will now face Republican candidate Anthony Pappas in the November mid-terms. |
| If she wins, she will become the youngest ever woman elected to Congress. | If she wins, she will become the youngest ever woman elected to Congress. |
| She led a progressive campaign, supporting universal healthcare, tuition-free college and criminal justice reform. | She led a progressive campaign, supporting universal healthcare, tuition-free college and criminal justice reform. |
| The political novice, who describes herself as a socialist Democrat, had huge grassroots support. She raised more small-dollar donations than any other New York City congressional candidate. | The political novice, who describes herself as a socialist Democrat, had huge grassroots support. She raised more small-dollar donations than any other New York City congressional candidate. |
| In fact she found little support from established Democrats. | In fact she found little support from established Democrats. |
| Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a top Democrat who has a political action committee designed to support women candidates, endorsed her opponent Mr Crowley. | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a top Democrat who has a political action committee designed to support women candidates, endorsed her opponent Mr Crowley. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez posted on Twitter after Ms Gillibrand's endorsement that the New York senator "didn't even bother to talk to nor consider me before endorsing". | Ms Ocasio-Cortez posted on Twitter after Ms Gillibrand's endorsement that the New York senator "didn't even bother to talk to nor consider me before endorsing". |
| Warning shots fired | Warning shots fired |
| Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News | Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News |
| The progressive left just fired a warning shot across the bow of the Democratic Party establishment. | The progressive left just fired a warning shot across the bow of the Democratic Party establishment. |
| Congressman Joe Crowley was seen as a potential future speaker of the House of Representatives. | Congressman Joe Crowley was seen as a potential future speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| Now he is taking a forced exit from politics, paying tribute to the young activist who defeated him with a rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run after conceding defeat. | Now he is taking a forced exit from politics, paying tribute to the young activist who defeated him with a rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run after conceding defeat. |
| Up until now, it seemed like Democratic incumbents had been insulated from the anger and energy that has coursed through the political left during the Trump presidency. | Up until now, it seemed like Democratic incumbents had been insulated from the anger and energy that has coursed through the political left during the Trump presidency. |
| New candidates - many younger, many women - were running for office, but they were mostly winning open primary contests or losing to better-funded, better-known Democratic incumbents. | New candidates - many younger, many women - were running for office, but they were mostly winning open primary contests or losing to better-funded, better-known Democratic incumbents. |
| That may have just changed. | That may have just changed. |
| The rage among the liberal base - stoked by heart-rending accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border - has led to new bursts of activism, confrontation and, perhaps, an anti-establishment fervour that could endanger seemingly safe Democratic politicians. | The rage among the liberal base - stoked by heart-rending accounts of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border - has led to new bursts of activism, confrontation and, perhaps, an anti-establishment fervour that could endanger seemingly safe Democratic politicians. |
| The party is moving to the left, with growing support for universal healthcare and free college education - issues that were at the heart of Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. | The party is moving to the left, with growing support for universal healthcare and free college education - issues that were at the heart of Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. |
| That will shape the coming mid-term congressional primaries, and prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will certainly take note. | That will shape the coming mid-term congressional primaries, and prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will certainly take note. |
| During her campaign, she criticised Mr Crowley for his ties to Wall Street and accused him of being out of touch with his increasingly diverse constituents. | During her campaign, she criticised Mr Crowley for his ties to Wall Street and accused him of being out of touch with his increasingly diverse constituents. |
| They thanked each other after the result, with Mr Crowley saying he would support Ms Ocasio-Cortez in the mid-terms. | They thanked each other after the result, with Mr Crowley saying he would support Ms Ocasio-Cortez in the mid-terms. |
| At his concession speech, Mr Crowley played guitar, dedicating the song Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen to Ms Ocasio-Cortez. | At his concession speech, Mr Crowley played guitar, dedicating the song Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen to Ms Ocasio-Cortez. |
| Political analysts see her 15-percentage-point victory as the biggest political upset within a party since Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in 2014 to a little-known right-wing professor, Dave Brat. | Political analysts see her 15-percentage-point victory as the biggest political upset within a party since Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in 2014 to a little-known right-wing professor, Dave Brat. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez is now one of 130 women who have won primary elections for US House seats, 80% of who are Democrats. | |
| There are still 341 women in the running in the House of Representatives - a record high, according to the latest data from the Center for Women and American Politics. | |
| Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? | Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? |
| One of the many new female faces joining US politics this year, Ms Ocasio-Cortez is a Bronx-born Latina, a community organiser and educator from a working-class background. | One of the many new female faces joining US politics this year, Ms Ocasio-Cortez is a Bronx-born Latina, a community organiser and educator from a working-class background. |
| The political newcomer made a viral campaign video in which she said: "Women like me aren't supposed to run for office. | The political newcomer made a viral campaign video in which she said: "Women like me aren't supposed to run for office. |
| "I was born in a place where your zip code determined your destiny." | "I was born in a place where your zip code determined your destiny." |
| She has a degree in economics and international relations from Boston University, but after graduation she worked as a waitress and bartender to supplement her mother's income as a house cleaner and bus driver, according to a profile in The Intercept. | She has a degree in economics and international relations from Boston University, but after graduation she worked as a waitress and bartender to supplement her mother's income as a house cleaner and bus driver, according to a profile in The Intercept. |
| She says she decided it was time her New York City district was represented by a young progressive woman of colour after watching the election of Donald Trump as president. | She says she decided it was time her New York City district was represented by a young progressive woman of colour after watching the election of Donald Trump as president. |
| She described her congressional district in an interview with US news outlet Mic during her campaign. "Our median income is around $47,000 a year, we're about 70% people of colour," she said. "We've had the same representation for a generation." | She described her congressional district in an interview with US news outlet Mic during her campaign. "Our median income is around $47,000 a year, we're about 70% people of colour," she said. "We've had the same representation for a generation." |
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