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Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
If her backstory is true, then yes, it's impressive. If her backstory is something else, well....
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...ealthy-enclave
Being from Westchester County is just a wee bit different than growing up in the Bronx. However, that zerohedge article does not have any links to support the facts, so we'll see. But her "shocking" victory has all the earmarks of one insider being traded for another. I certainly won't argue her socialist leanings are not good for the future of the country.
What's the over/under on how long it takes Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to be reeling in a 7 digit income like Bernie Sanders?
More importantly, can someone please tell us how all the programs she's supporting get paid for?
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Since this story hit, I've been talking with NY area people familiar with the story of AOC. There does appear to be confusion over this -- she is from Parkchester, a neighborhood in the North Bronx. But for HS, she commuted to Yorktown Heights, as part of a special program for for gifted science students. I've had friends who lived in the neighborhood, which could be described as mixed income -- blue collar/middle class. Her district appears somewhat unusual, in that part of it falls in the Bronx and part in Queens, which latter has the largest and most diverse per capita group of immigrants in the country. One can easily see how present conditions might have galvanized her campaign. BTW, isn't PA from Queens? -- could be she's his next rep in Congress.
