NY-14 Primary Debate (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)

[brooklynite]

(nb - this was on a minor cable channel called "Bronxnet"; I'm guessing that very few people watched.)

[liskddksil]

1. Real Dems don't get endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce

The traditionally conservative U.S. Chamber of Commerce is planning to endorse a primary challenger to progressive icon Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a move that represents a dramatic intervention in a Democratic race.

The influential organization typically supports Republican candidates who are closely aligned with the business community. But the Chamber has decided to help Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former CNBC anchor who is waging an underdog challenge to Ocasio-Cortez. The freshman New York City congresswoman is perhaps the most prominent liberal in the House.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/chamber-commerce-aoc-primary-challenger-175917

47 minutes in is a pretty good evisceration from AOC.

[Celerity]

2. AOC's main primary challenger is a Repug plant, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Reagan-lover

Fucks Snooz is pushing her

https://www.foxnews.com/media/caruso-cabrera-aoc-socialism-dem-primary (sorry for the link but it is for illustrative purposes)

Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is hoping to knock Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., out in this year's primary, as she runs to take New York's 14th congressional district.

A registered Democrat and descendant of Cuban immigrants, Caruso-Cabrera has been a fierce critic of socialism and advocate for free markets. According to CNBC, she filed to run late Monday.

Her 2010 book -- titled "You Know I'm Right: More Prosperity, Less Government" -- calls out both parties for ignoring "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" Americans like herself.

She has praised former President Reagan's economic policy and called for limited government, likely putting her at odds with Ocasio-Cortez's large-scale plans like the "Green New Deal." Ocasio-Cortez, who supports "democratic socialism," has faced other challengers for 2020, but Caruso-Cabrera seemed to be the most prominent to announce. Her website describes the race as "MCC vs. AOC," referring to the initials commonly used to describe Ocasio-Cortez.

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