When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term veteran Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the New York’s 14th Congressional District primary, she instantly became a national celebrity, and the Democratic Party took another big step towards embracing socialized medicine.
The 28-year-old Bronx native ran as an unapologetic socialist, a protege of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and a supporter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Her campaign called for guaranteed federal jobs, free college, and, of course, “Medicare for all,” the $1.4 trillion-a-year plan to socialize healthcare championed by Sanders.
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