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In reply to the discussion: 'It's not just one district': Ocasio-Cortez pushes back on Pelosi [View all]Pelosi wasn't telling people to disregard NY 14 because Ocasio-Cortez won with 13000 votes to 9000. Pelosi was telling people that demographics are different all around the country, and she is spot on. In most districts in Texas, a guy like Crowley would have been too "libbrul" to be elected dog catcher, let alone a long-standing "establishment" Congressman.
Anyone who thinks a primary vote in the middle of New York City where 5% of the eligible voters voted has just set a trend from sea to shining sea is deluding themselves. Tip O'Neill was so right: "All politics is local." In most districts of Oklahoma, Ocasio-Cortez would have gotten less votes than she has fingers on her hand in a general election. As it is, she is all but guaranteed to be a member of the House of Representatives next January. Each district has to be seen for what and where it is.