Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Democratic primary victory over incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley left many stunned, including members of the Bronx Democratic Party. Referring to the freshly defeated Crowley, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. told a The New York Times reporter, “We need [Crowley] in Washington, DC. Washington is about consistency and seniority.” Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, the Bronx Democratic Party chairman, told Politico that Ocasio-Cortez’s win “rattled” some members of his party. “I think we don’t have to view it all as a negative,” Crespo said. “There is an energetic new base that identifies as Democrats that are demanding and expecting change.”

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