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Title: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: endicom on July 13, 2018, 04:08:34 pm: American Thinker
Monica Showalter
July 13, 2018

Part of the 'narrative' about Democratic Socialist of America congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the wake of her blowout victory against ten-time Democrat Joe Crowley, is that her path to Congress has always been nice and clear, her victory is assured, she'll win the congressional seat handily. After all, she represents a lefty district and none of those people will ever vote for a Republican, right? She will have to face a Republican in November, Anthony Pappas. But ...game over, she can buy her plane ticket to Washington now.

Well, maybe. But there are some interesting complications.

Number one, the pair of them, Joe Crowley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the two Democrats, are now openly fighting on Twitter. Based on the Tweets, it sounds as though it's even more bitter than it appears. Ocasio-Cortez started it, tweeting this one:

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Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: TomSea on July 13, 2018, 04:13:08 pm: She's gotten way, way too much attention....
Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: endicom on July 13, 2018, 04:20:45 pm: Quote from: TomSea on July 13, 2018, 04:13:08 pm
She's gotten way, way too much attention....

As is, yes. If that attention turns negative then that's a good thing.
Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: dfwgator on July 13, 2018, 04:26:28 pm: "Forget it, Jake, it's New York."
Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: Frank Cannon on July 13, 2018, 04:28:37 pm: LOL. Absurd. This is a total Rat Hipster district. She caught a break with super low turn out because of the goofy NY primary laws. Come the general she will win by a mile because there are some big elections on the ballot.
Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: Suppressed on July 17, 2018, 11:02:09 pm: Quote from: Frank Cannon on July 13, 2018, 04:28:37 pm
LOL. Absurd. This is a total Rat Hipster district. She caught a break with super low turn out because of the goofy NY primary laws. Come the general she will win by a mile because there are some big elections on the ballot.

So you think the district isn't leftist enough for WFP effect?
Title: Re: Might Republican Anthony Pappas beat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November after all?
Post by: jmyrlefuller on August 01, 2018, 08:13:35 pm: Quote from: Suppressed on July 17, 2018, 11:02:09 pm
So you think the district isn't leftist enough for WFP effect?
The incumbent is still on the ballot.

Even with Crowley and Cortez splitting the leftist vote, the Republican will probably still finish a distant third, around 10% or so like always.