Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes a force to reckon with
By DW
11 November 2018 |
2:04 pm
Universal healthcare, free universities: radical ideas or reasonable ones in a democratic society? Even the Democratic party is divided on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chances of success as she rallies her grass-roots supporters in NY.
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