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===2018 primary===

===2018 primary===

Ocasio-Cortez defeated [[incumbent]] Democrat Joe Crowley in the 2018 nominating [[primary]] for [[New York]]'s 14th congressional district carrying 56% of the vote with a 12% turnout. Primary victory is tantamount to general election victory in this district, meaning less than 17,000 people voted for her in district of over 700,000 inhabitants, yet the media proclaimed her as representative of a generation.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/19/opinions/democrats-need-reform-new-york-primary-weaver/index.html</ref> Rep. [[Barbara Lee]] was a contributor to Ocasio-Cortez' campaign.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/ocasio-cortez-hakeem-jeffries-2020-primary-1067107</ref>

Ocasio-Cortez defeated [[incumbent]] Democrat Joe Crowley in the 2018 nominating [[primary]] for [[New York]]'s 14th congressional district carrying 56% of the vote with a 12% turnout. Primary victory is tantamount to general election victory in this district, meaning less than 17,000 people voted for her in district of over 700,000 inhabitants, yet the media proclaimed her as representative of a generation.<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/19/opinions/democrats-need-reform-new-york-primary-weaver/index.html</ref> Rep. [[Barbara Lee]] was a contributor to Ocasio-Cortez' campaign.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/ocasio-cortez-hakeem-jeffries-2020-primary-1067107</ref>

In November 2018, she tried and failed to name the three branches of government.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/19/watch-ocasio-cortez-fails-name-three-branches-government/ WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez Fails to Name Three Branches of Government]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref> DNC chairman [[Tom Perez]]<ref><small>Perez, who rigged the [[Superdelegate]] nomination of [[Hillary Clinton]], later rigged his own election as DNC chair to slap down the [[uppity]] [[African American]] frontrunner [[Keith Ellison]]. Traditionally the post of chairman goes to the top fundraiser, which was Ellison. Ellison had the backing of Senate Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] (New York), Sens. [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.) and [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.), Reps. [[John Lewis]] (Georgia) and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] (Hawaii), and Minnesota Gov. [[Mark Dayton]]. The [[AFL-CIO]], [[AFSCME]], Communications Workers of America, and UNITE HERE also backed Ellison before the Democratic party establishment assigned Ellison a seat at the back of the bus. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265725/perez-gains-ellison-dnc-race-matthew-vadum</small></ref> anointed Ocasio-Cortez as "the future of the [[Democratic Party]]." Ocasio-Cortez is considered by [[mainstream media]] as the embodiment of a rising generation of [[Millennial]]s to occupy the [[liberal]] movement. Critics describe her as a simpleton and naive. Elected to Congress, Ocasio-Cortez immediately began wasting taxpayer money.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (November 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/30640-ocasio-cortez-in-town-one-day-begins-wasting-taxpayer-money Ocasio-Cortez in Washington One Day, Begins Wasting Taxpayer Money]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 14, 2018.</ref>  Her rise illustrates the economic illiteracy of the Left.<ref>Bradley, Anne Rathbone (November 14, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/416681-ocasio-cortezs-rise-reveals-rampant-economic-illiteracy-in-us Ocasio-Cortez's rise reveals rampant economic illiteracy in US]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 17, 2018.</ref>

In November 2018, she tried and failed to name the three branches of government.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (November 19, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/11/19/watch-ocasio-cortez-fails-name-three-branches-government/ WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez Fails to Name Three Branches of Government]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 19, 2018.</ref> DNC chairman [[Tom Perez]]<ref><small>Perez, who rigged the [[Superdelegate]] nomination of [[Hillary Clinton]], later rigged his own election as DNC chair to slap down the [[uppity]] [[African American]] frontrunner [[Keith Ellison]]. Traditionally the post of chairman goes to the top fundraiser, which was Ellison. Ellison had the backing of Senate Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] (New York), Sens. [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.) and [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.), Reps. [[John Lewis]] (Georgia) and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] (Hawaii), and Minnesota Gov. [[Mark Dayton]]. The [[AFL-CIO]], [[AFSCME]], Communications Workers of America, and UNITE HERE also backed Ellison before the Democratic party establishment assigned Ellison a seat at the back of the bus. https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265725/perez-gains-ellison-dnc-race-matthew-vadum</small></ref> anointed Ocasio-Cortez as "the future of the [[Democratic Party]]." Ocasio-Cortez is considered by [[mainstream media]] as the embodiment of a rising generation of [[Millennial]]s to occupy the [[liberal]] movement. Critics describe her as a simpleton and naive. Elected to Congress, Ocasio-Cortez immediately began wasting taxpayer money.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (November 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/30640-ocasio-cortez-in-town-one-day-begins-wasting-taxpayer-money Ocasio-Cortez in Washington One Day, Begins Wasting Taxpayer Money]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 14, 2018.</ref>  Her rise illustrates the economic illiteracy of the Left.<ref>Bradley, Anne Rathbone (November 14, 2018). [https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/416681-ocasio-cortezs-rise-reveals-rampant-economic-illiteracy-in-us Ocasio-Cortez's rise reveals rampant economic illiteracy in US]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 17, 2018.</ref>

Many Democrats in her home district, not just nationwide, were fed up with Ocasio-Cortez long before her freshman year expired. [[Badrun Khan]], who serves on Queens Community Board 2, offered a [[primary election]] challenge for the Democratic nomination to represent New York's 14th district.<ref>https://badrunforcongress.com/</ref>

Many Democrats in her home district, not just nationwide, were fed up with Ocasio-Cortez long before her freshman year expired. Badrun Khan, who serves on Queens Community Board 2, offered a [[primary election]] challenge for the Democratic nomination to represent New York's 14th district.<ref>https://badrunforcongress.com/</ref>

===Ethics violations and abuse of power===

===Ethics violations and abuse of power===