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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Phenomenon

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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Phenomenon
Then congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks at a progressive fundraiser on Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. She is the new face of democratic socialism. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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Last June, young political novice Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset 10-term U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district, and quickly zoomed to national prominence. Assured of election to Congress in her overwhelmingly Democratic district, she was guaranteed to receive tons of media coverage for being the youngest female member of Congress in history.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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