AOC faces challengers on the right and the further right who cite her 'socialism' by kadiatubman
A Jamaican immigrant businesswoman from Queens and a Latino councilman from the Bronx are among 10 candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission to unseat the charismatic star of the freshman Democratic class in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. And both are running on the same issues: “socialism” and the aborted plan to bring Amazon’s East Coast headquarters to the district, which Ocasio-Cortez opposed and helped kill.
Cabrera, a church pastor who describes himself as “pro-capitalist” and has served as a City Council member for 10 years, said that was the key moment that inspired him to run against the rookie congresswoman. “I am very concerned about the trajectory that this country is going in, and it’s not the future I want for my kids and grandchildren,” said Cabrera, calling capitalism “part of the heart” of why he’s running. He described socialism as “a pipeline of dreams that is not even a dream. It’s a nightmare, because the reality is you can’t pay for that.”
“Our opponent doesn’t play by the same rulebook we do,” the email went on to say. “He’ll be more than willing to raise huge dollars from wealthy donors, take special interest PAC money, and pander to corporate giants like Amazon.” “Nearly 100 democratic socialists now hold elected office across the country, from school boards to state legislatures and Congress, where Ocasio-Cortez and the Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib have become avatars of an emboldened leftwing insurgency,” wrote the Guardian.
Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive take on health care, immigration and climate justice contributed to her campaign’s success, the Gotham Gazette reported in a closer look at her district’s voter turnout in 2018. While Murray said she was inspired to get into politics in 2009 by President Barack Obama, for whom she voted twice, the businesswoman is also a strong supporter of Trump, whom she voted for in 2016 and plans to do so again in 2020.
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