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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Our system and our politics, our structure is designed to…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Published | Video Starts at 39:04

And I think a lot of candidates have kind of gotten this, but I don't know if they're getting it just because it polls well or if. Because. Or because they've deeply internalized the reality of America today. And it's that Our system and our politics, our structure is designed to help the powerful. And we do need to have these huge changes. We do need a political and economic revolution. But we are at a crossroads right now. And the crossroads. (39:04–39:15)

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Asserts that the current political and economic system is structured to benefit the powerful.

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