The Democratic Party’s socialist wunderkind has some explaining to do.

On March 21, Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seized upon a yellow cab driver’s suicide in order to make a broader point about the economy. She blamed the death on ride-sharing companies like Uber, whose low prices and convenience have drawn many New Yorkers away from the yellow cabs they used to ride.

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