The district has an estimated 5.6% [[unemployment]]<ref>[https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=14 My Congressional District - st=36&cd=14]</ref> ([https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_14th_Congressional_District 9.1% according to Ballotpedia]), compared to the U.S. average of 3.5%.<ref>[https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate United States Unemployment Rate 1948-2020 Data]</ref> The incumbent Ocasio-Cortez chased away 25,000 jobs from [[Amazon]] which was considering re-locating in and around the area.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-amazon/ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Chase’ Amazon Out of Her NYC District?]</ref> Ocasio-Cortez has been widely criticized by Democrats, Republicans, and media as being a driving force behind the Democratic party's disastrous impeachment sham hoax. Although running as a Democrat, Ocasio-Cortez is a member of [[Democratic Socialists of America]] and a founding member of the [[subversive]] [[Justice Democrats]] which have attempted to take over and destroy the traditional Democratic party. | The district has an estimated 5.6% [[unemployment]]<ref>[https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=14 My Congressional District - st=36&cd=14]</ref> ([https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_14th_Congressional_District 9.1% according to Ballotpedia]), compared to the U.S. average of 3.5%.<ref>[https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate United States Unemployment Rate 1948-2020 Data]</ref> The incumbent Ocasio-Cortez chased away 25,000 jobs from [[Amazon]] which was considering re-locating in and around the area.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-amazon/ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Chase’ Amazon Out of Her NYC District?]</ref> Ocasio-Cortez has been widely criticized by Democrats, Republicans, and media as being a driving force behind the Democratic party's disastrous impeachment sham hoax. Although running as a Democrat, Ocasio-Cortez is a member of [[Democratic Socialists of America]] and a founding member of the [[subversive]] [[Justice Democrats]] which have attempted to take over and destroy the traditional Democratic party. |