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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent victory is a reminder that Demographics Matter (just not in the way our pundits often talk about it …) | by Fred Chong Rutherford | Medium
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WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez Debates Democratic Primary Challengers in New York's 14th Congressional District
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Proposed redistricting will link the South Bronx with Riverdale; East Bronx with Long Island and Westchester - Welcome2TheBronx™
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New York 14th Congressional District Results: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs. John Cummings - The New York Times
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. congressional candidate for New York's 14th district speaks at a community organizing and campaign event in the Bronx section of New York City, New York, U.S., August 7, 2018. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. congressional candidate for New York's 14th district speaks at a community organizing and campaign event in the Bronx section of New York City, New York, U.S., August 7, 2018.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJD27G/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-us-congressional-candidate-for-new-yorks-14th-district-speaks-at-a-community-organizing-and-campaign-event-in-the-bronx-section-of-new-york-city-new-york-us-august-7-2018-reutersmike-segar-2CJD27G.jpg)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. congressional candidate for New York's 14th district speaks at a community organizing and campaign event in the Bronx section of New York City, New York, U.S., August 7, 2018.
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2018 midterms: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just won a House primary for a district she wasn't intending to run in - Vox
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