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Moderate Democrat launches primary challenge against AOC

By Zach Halaschak
Published October 11, 2019 12:54am ET
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Moderate Democrat launches primary challenge against AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a House Oversight Committee hearing on high prescription drugs prices shortly after her private meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. The high-profile freshman and the veteran Pelosi have been critical of one another recently. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

A moderate Democrat has announced a primary run against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

New York City Council member Fernando Cabrera filed his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission and formally launched his challenge against the liberal poster child on Thursday.

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