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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We collected about six or seven times [the required…”

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

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Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 6 - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published | Video Starts at 24:10

It was lunacy. But there were enough people that we were able to organize at that point that we collected the signatures to get on the ballot. And not only that, We collected about six or seven times [the required signatures] so that they couldn't sue us off, they couldn't throw us off. After I got on the ballot and we met our first goal, which was to force the first primary election in 14 years, people started paying more attention to it, and I kept messaging. (24:10–24:16)

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Asserts that they collected significantly more signatures than required to avoid legal challenges.

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