Ocasio-Cortez helps drum up more progressive challengers to mainstream Democrats

By Katelyn Caralle

Published January 16, 2019 1:14pm ET

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Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday appeared in a new video with Justice Democrats, a group that’s pushing like-minded progressives to run for office even if the seat is already held by a Democrat.

“Everybody knows someone in their life that is already an amazing public servant,” Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in the video. “Nominate that amazing public servant to take their service to the halls of Congress. Give them that nudge.”

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