Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, said her help was not welcomed when it came to the Virginia gubernatorial election.
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, defeated former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, in the Nov. 2 election.
Ocasio-Cortez was not asked to help in achieving a Democratic victory, she said in an interview published on Sunday.
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“Before the Virginia elections, it was very clear that our help and our participation was not wanted or asked for,” she said. “I think it’s just sad. I think it was a mistake.”
Ocasio-Cortez and members of the “Squad” suggested she could have done something to mitigate the “youth turnout collapse” that hit the election hard for Democrats.
“Not a single person asked me to send an email, not even to my own list,” she said. “And then they turn around and say, ‘It’s their fault,’ when I think it was communicated quite expressly that we were unwelcome to pitch in.”
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Ocasio-Cortez’s sentiment echoed what she said days after the election in a video posted on Instagram.
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“I know that Virginia was a huge bummer,” Ocasio-Cortez said in the video. “And honestly, if anything, I think that the results show the limits of trying to run a fully 100% super-moderated campaign that does not excite, speak to, or energize a progressive base, and frankly, we weren’t even really invited to contribute on that race.”
