Had your fill yet of half-assed Ocasio hot takes? No, you haven't...

[Blue_Tires]

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[Me.]

1. And Yet, Bottom Line

We're talking 16,000 votes out of a possible 200,000+. There has been a huge oversell on this story I think.

[George II]

10. One of the big reasons for the very low turnout is that for the first time ever....

....New York is conducting TWO primaries, the one last week for non-state wide offices, and one in September for Governor, etc.

Many voters were confused, thinking that the September primary is for all offices. That is why only about 10% of the registered Democrats in the district voted last week.

It will be interesting to see how many in the district show up in September for the Governor primary.

[Me.]

11. Hopefully that 10% Was An Outlier

[struggle4progress]

2. For some reason, I really couldn't care less what The Intercept says

[NCTraveler]

3. I feel so bad for Ocasio.

She is being used by so many.

Absolute crap all of the way around. I look forward to watching her build her political career in her own way. She seems strong enough to not be damaged by all of the deception and attempts at incorrectly defining her and that which surrounds her.

[Blue_Tires]

4. +1

[Thekaspervote]

5. I sure hope you are right

[brooklynite]

6. The cautionary point...

...is to look at all the fire-breathing conservatives who got elected in 1994 and 2010 and then discovered that they couldn't snap their fingers and change things.

[NCTraveler]

7. That's the thing.

I don't see where she is trying to snap her fingers to change things. She doesn't seem foolish.

[Gothmog]

8. Texas Is Poised To Elect Its First Latina Congresswoman

Texas is electing two amazing Latinas to Congress this year. Both are amazing and have actual experience in government https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-latina-congresswoman_us_5a9f56b5e4b0e9381c1353c9

The state of Texas appears close to electing its first Latina congresswoman in history, possibly the first two, according to preliminary primary election results released Tuesday.

Democrats Veronica Escobar, running for her party’s nomination in Texas’ 16th Congressional District, and Sylvia Garcia, running in the state’s 29th, were tracking well ahead of competitors in their races late Tuesday. While many votes are yet to be counted, whoever secures the party’s nomination is likely to head to Congress, as both districts lean heavily blue.

Any candidate who secures 50 percent of the vote in a Texas primary secures the party’s nomination, but if no one wins a majority, the top two candidates will head to a runoff on May 22.

The Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman noted that both Escobar and Garcia were likely to avoid such runoffs and said that if either secured a win on Tuesday, it’s likely they’ll win in Democratic-leaning El Paso (the 16th District) and Houston (the 29th). He pointed out that either election would make history, as no Latina had ever been sent to Congress from the state.

I personally know Senator Garcia and she will have a clear impact on Congress

[bigtree]

9. so Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory was more broad based (district-wise)

...issue-oriented, and targeted to her message.

Most observers are also discounting the Crowley vote (numbers), assuming these Democrats won't support her, as their candidate immediately did after his loss.