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>> ocasio-cortez soon regained her composure and delivered a passionate impromptu victory speech to her reporters. >> every person out here this evening changed america tonight. we will be here, and we are going to rock the world. >> the win over joe crowley wasn't even close. ocasio-cortez tumbled the veteran congressman, taking 57% of the vote. >> aoc, aoc, aoc! >> just like that, the democratic machine in new york city was turned on its head. >> she beat the person who was third in line behind nancy pelosi in the democratic party. aoc is a kingslayer by knocking him down. >> she ran as youn...

Lows. >> i don't think that that tells the whole story when you can't provide for your kids working two full-time jobs when you can't have health care. that's not dig fied. >> a group of bernie sanders supporters who call themselves justice democrats, encouraged alexandria ocasio-cortez to run for office and gave her training and support. she built a grassroots coalition that took on the democratic machine by going door to do arguing that she could represent the district better than a ten-term incumbent who spent most of his time in washington. >> please welcome alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> he...

Health insurance. >> i really understood the frustration that working people had across the political spectrum, you know, when anybody is saying the economy is going great, we are at record levels, there's a frustration that says, well, the economy is good for who? >> unemployment is at record lows. >> i don't think that that tells the whole story. when you can't provide for your kids work aga full time job, working two full time jobs. when you can't have health care, that is not -- that is not dignified. >> a group of bernie sanders supporters who now call themselves justice democrats encoura...

You know, she was a military fighter pilot who, you know, i stood there and read and mitch mcconnell was not the only politician to whom she wrote a letter saying hey, women should be in the fighter cockpits. some of the letters she did get back are astonishing in what they say about, you know, the status of women in the military. that's what she was up against and she successfully fought it and she's very good at articulating that when you have a personal conversation with her. you know, this is not a situation like what mcconnell faced in 2014 the last time he had to run for re-election. he ...

That's ridiculous. the president doesn't get to pick the democratic nominee. cory booker is an enormously appealing person of substance. he enters the race in the top tier, i would say. i don't know what the president is talking about. it's also sad because i believe booker worked with him on his only bipartisan accomplishment which was the bit of criminal justice reform. that's an unnecessary poke in the eye to someone who tried to work with you. >> does the president only say that about people that he thinks are legitimate? >> no. i think kamala harris can scare him. cory booker, i agree wit...