NY-14: Republican challengers rushing to unseat Ocasio-Cortez

[RandySF]

There aren’t a whole lot of Republicans in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Queens and Bronx district, but the few there are all seem to want to run against the firebrand progressive congresswoman.

Seven Republicans have already filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the seat next year, and at least one more is publicly considering a run.

Any Republican nominee will face distinctly long odds to unseat one of the highest profile members of Congress in an overwhelmingly Democratic district, but that has not stopped would-be challengers from lining up for the chance to take her on. And whoever ends up running in November is likely to get plenty of air time. Ocasio-Cortez has become as much a a target of conservative media as she has a symbol of the newly energized left.

“She’s fired everyone up,” said Rey Solano, one of the slew of conservative challengers in the14th Congressional district. “She’s really annoyed a lot of people.”

Most of the Republicans are running for office for the first time, and they’re honing similar attacks on Ocasio-Cortez: She's a socialist; she opposed the since-scuttled plans to build an Amazon headquarters in Queens; she supports the Green New Deal that Republicans warn will bankrupt the Treasury.



https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2019/08/18/republican-challengers-rushing-to-unseat-ocasio-cortez-1142082

[sandensea]

1. All the GOPee does by putting up right-wing Hispanics to challenge Ocasio-Cortez

is show everyone how stupid they think Hispanic voters are.

Which is precisely one of the things many - if not most - Hispanic voters begrudge the GOPee most for.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Good luck with that...

Hopefully the RNCC wastes a lot of money on that one.

[struggle4progress]

3. "And they're off! Swamp Creature is a mere fifteen lengths behind AOC! ..."

[EveHammond13]

4. LOL

[Voltaire2]

5. Lulzd.

[UniteFightBack]

6. When he says fired 'everyone' up...he literally means one person. nt

[Takket]

7. good luck. if you run a great campaign you might break 20% LOL

[Zambero]

8. GOP is afraid that AOC & Green New Deal will bankrupt the treasury?

That would be a huge concern, since they have their heart set on doing it themselves!