The facts:
Nearly half the people living in the district are Hispanic. The next nearest demographic is whites, who comprise 24% of the population.
Forty-seven percent of the residents are foreign-born, with 56% — including Ocasio-Cortez’s mother — having emigrated from Latin America.
Sixty-seven percent speak a language other than English at home with 46% speaking Spanish.
When it comes to education, 53% have either a high school diploma or no “degree” at all. Only 17% have a bachelor’s degree from college.
At $58,331, the median household income falls just shy of the median for the United States, which is $60,336.
Great summary. And less than a U.S. median family income in NYC means you’re poor.
She won the general election by winnin the primary. On that primary victory,
Maps compiled by the CUNY Center for Urban Research show that support in the election that has the country buzzing did not break down neatly on racial lines; in fact, Ocasio-Cortez maintained strong support throughout the district, across areas of various demographic makeups.
“This wasn’t a fluke,” said Steven Romalewski, of the Center for Urban Research. “She was able to get voters from almost every neighborhood to come out and support her.” Romalewski noted that, contrary to the conventional wisdom of voting on racial lines, the areas where Ocasio-Cortez’s showing was strongest were areas that weren’t predominantly Hispanic, signaling that her showing may not have been due to the district’s changing demographics (it has been steadily becoming less white for years), but due to desire for change from Crowley.
I too think she's a dingbat and a never-ending source of humor that should be ridiculed. But she won the primary on about 12% voter turnout...how many Deplorables could have taken a congressional seat in a similar manner? She may be idiotic but her ground game got it done.
All these articles on Cortez the Killer are the conservative equivalent to Dems losing their mind over Trump tweets. Ignore her and get to work. Trump won by 78k votes. If we take the next 2 years and keep thinking the Dems won by fraud and this sort of identity politics and that we needn't do anything for Trump to get re-elected, we will get 4 years of President Kamala Harris and her Veep Spartacus. We need to build a tsunami of MAGA-loving voters by red-pilling Normal Centrists that overwhelm Dem fraud.
I saw a very interesting report about the Democratic primary race in this district a while back. Apparently the Hispanics voted mostly for Cowley and the white people voted for this dingbat.
Stupidity is voting for the same form of government you ran away from.
including Ocasio-Cortez’s mother — having emigrated from Latin America.”””
IS her mama here legally???