When Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) stepped onto the Democratic National Convention stage in Chicago on Monday night, the crowd erupted in chants of “A-O-C.” The 34-year-old’s speech electrified the room of Democrats, representing a dramatic shift from when the congresswoman from Queens first entered the scene in 2019 as an outsider and challenger to the party establishment—a democratic socialist who unseated 10-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley, protested Democratic leadership in the House, and quickly became the poster child for the Democratic Party’s outlier left wing.
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00:00In Kamala Harris, we have a chance to elect a president who is for the middle class because
00:15she is from the middle class.
00:20She understands the urgency of rent checks and groceries and prescriptions.
00:26She is as committed to our reproductive and civil rights as she is to taking on corporate
00:33greed.
00:38And she is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and bringing hostages home.
00:46The truth is, Don, you cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big
00:56business.
00:59To love this country is to fight for its people, all people, working people, everyday Americans
01:09like bartenders and factory workers and fast food cashiers who punch a clock and are on
01:17their feet all day in some of the toughest jobs out there.
01:25We will have to pour every ounce, every minute, every moment into making history on November
01:325th, but we cannot send Kamala and Tim to the White House alone.
01:44Together, we must also elect strong Democratic majorities in the House and in the Senate
01:52so that we can deliver on an ambitious agenda for the people.