Your Periodic Reminder That AOC Answered a Casting Call to Run for Congress

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Uh… because you’re an antifa leftist who hates America?

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Knew your silly arse would be all up in here

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I often show up to pop the bubble.

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Yeah when people post dishonest silliness, I often show up to pop the bubble.

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You can try to be dishonest and call this a "casting call"

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “My brother told me that he had sent my nomination in the summer, but I was, like, literally working out of restaurant. It's like, there's no way.”

Alexandra Rojas Executive Director of Justice Democrats “Back in 2016, we put out a call for nominations. We got over 10,000 nominations. Out of those 10,000 nominations, we found Alexandria.”

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In 2017, a group called the Justice Democrats held auditions for potential congressional candidates that they would run on their platform for various congressional seats throughout the country.”

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In a feature on the group, the New York Times noted that in 2018, Justice Democrats endorsed 78 candidates and recruited 12 to run for office.

Of those 12, Ocasio-Cortez was the only one who won her general election.

However, six other endorsed candidates won, and among them are two other freshman House members who have joined Ocasio-Cortez in challenging the power of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Muslim Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

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