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EPISODE 3: THE AOC EFFECT
In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, and the Green New Deal became her signature policy. But how did a bartender end up defeating a powerful incumbent? We meet the group of former Bernie Sanders campaign volunteers who decided to shake up Congress, and recruited AOC to run for office. Featuring Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats.
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