Ha!

has changed a lot in the past few years.
It ain't Archie Bunker land anymore.

complacency,works ever time.

demographics, and the folks in that district wanted someone who was more representative of those demographics.

The good news is that it should be an easy Democratic district in November

Always heard he was Gunning for Pelosi.

from the Washington Post:

"Crowley took the contest seriously, spending 1.5 million in his first primary race since 2004. He was the first member of the Democratic leadership to endorse the House's universal Medicare bill, and he joined protests against the Trump administration's travel ban and its immigration policies."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/primary-elections-new-york-colorado-oklahoma-maryland-utah/2018/06/25/05bbbc5a-78a2-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html?utm_term=.38af2a0d6ea1

In that article it also mentioned what you alluded to regarding Pelosi

I live in one. Sad to say,the young man who is our Rep.F--ed up and he knew it. He could have won reelection in a walk,but again,he screwed himself by his Personal Stupidity.

Fingers crossed!

From 82-92

Then it was blue from 1927-1982

It was blue from 1903-1917

It was LaGuardia's (R) seat for two years, then some other guy's (R) until 1927.

against his immigration policy:


"Crowley took the contest seriously, spending 1.5 million in his first primary race since 2004. He was the first member of the Democratic leadership to endorse the House's universal Medicare bill, and he joined protests against the Trump administration's travel ban and its immigration policies."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/primary-elections-new-york-colorado-oklahoma-maryland-utah/2018/06/25/05bbbc5a-78a2-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html?utm_term=.38af2a0d6ea1

It just didn't pan out for him

Not being from the area, I do have a question maybe you can answer, "Did missing that debate hurt him that much?" or was it over-hyped by the media and his detractors

Why?

Archie Bunker was from Queens. Now it's teeming with millennial hipsters who can't afford Brooklyn or Manhattan or Hoboken or...

I'd imagine any incumbent might have tough time with such an evolving constituency.
Like I said, It ain't Archie Bunker land anymore.

I bet these are million dollar homes now...
http://www.scoutingny.com/stopping-by-archie-bunkers-house-in-queens/

She's become a media star overnight who even Drudge and FOX can't ignore. It's really amazing how big this story has become.

I live in NYC - Queens to be exact. We have one Republican rep from here. That's in Staten Island.

Congrats to Ocasio-Cortez.

are ill at ease with politics as usual, money in politics, and promises for change hindered by a corporate power structure. Populism is a force on the left as well as the right. I don't think Democrats could rule very well from the far left, but it's good to have their voices aboard!

maybe if enough of the old guard get replaced, the Vampires will have a fight on their hands.

One can hope.

I do not know if accurate or not. Have not followed this race.



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.@repjoecrowley could have leveraged his position to stand up for #DREAMers, but didn’t. He ignored the grassroots power in his own turf - so his constituents made their voices heard, and voted for @Ocasio2018 instead.

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....especially the Dreamers

They are apparently unaware Democrats are not in charge, and it's dangerous to make deals with a pathological liar like Donald Trump.

to shake things up and never forget who they're working for. Good that this is a reliably safe Dem district in Queens so it is tantamount to election for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.

Dude outspent her like 10-1. It's a real grass roots underdog story.

Democratic leaderhship to endorse the House's UNIVERSAL MEDICARE BILL, and he joined protests against the Trump administration's travel ban and its immigration policies"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/primary-elections-new-york-colorado-oklahoma-maryland-utah/2018/06/25/05bbbc5a-78a2-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html?utm_term=.38af2a0d6ea1

I'll buy the underdog story, but trying to characterize this as though Crowley lost because it was a "wake-up call", is way off base

Incidently, Crowly immediately endorsed Ortez after the election tonight

The campaign was about being out of touch with the constituents, and they voted for change.

This has been happening to Republicans nationwide over the last few years where they have gotten replaced by wingnuts. The hard left finally got one.

good man.




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33m33 minutes ago

Joe Crowley concedes and immediately endorses @Ocasio2018

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That's class. And the grace to give priority to the larger quest over personal disappointment.

Maybe that didn't sit well with voters in Crowley's district. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez deserves a lot of credit for this win. She was listening to the people and took no voter for granted.

Recommended!

Ocasio-Cortez is an outstanding grass roots Democrat.

Take it to them and get in their face!

Makes the win even sweeter!

I haven't heard anything from the Dem establishment even though Crowley was pretty cool in supporting.

She praises Crowley and says he will be missed and "also" congratulates O but says her victory in her Bronx district does not represent a broader trend in the party.

Democrats see major upset as socialist beats top-ranking US congressman

Joe Crowley, 10-term Democrat expected to be party’s next House leader, loses to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, in New York


And then when you read the article from The Guardian you get to this point:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/26/democrats-primaries-upset-joe-crowley-alexandria-osacio-cortez

Donald Trump weighed in as well, apparently viewing Crowley’s defeat to a leftwing candidate as a referendum on him. The president wrote on Twitter shortly after the race was called: “Wow! Big Trump Hater Congressman Joe Crowley, who many expected was going to take Nancy Pelosi’s place, just LOST his primary election. In other words, he’s out! That is a big one that nobody saw happening. Perhaps he should have been nicer, and more respectful, to his President!”


Hey sexual predator......................it is about you and it is about not being "nicer" to you and your version of "respectful" .................your an idiot and you are fucking deranged--------------------we are coming for you asshole, your ego is so fucking psychotic, that you fucking think that people need to be nicer and respectful of you if they lose a race...................either one of these candidate's have one mission---------------you and your illegitimate party and defeating you because your a fucking sexual predator and fucking traitor............................

he is mentality incapable to reason with that malignant narcissistic ego between his ears, he is deranged

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especially those who only just 'discovered' Ocasio a couple of days ago and only started tweeting shit when it looked like she might actually win.

Ocasio's win was a win for the Democratic Party, not the haters, not the GOP, not the socialists, not the Greens, and not the Bernindependents...

NO, the entire party "establishment" was not rooting for her to lose, nor was there any grand conspiracy to rig the primary...

NO, this wasn't the "Biggest Political Upset EVER!!!" Please just stop...

And NO, she isn't going to be the goddamned house speaker as a freshman so quit asking... Also, how about we concentrate on flipping congress FIRST before dividing the spoils?

And NO, while this was a well planned and well-organized victory, it doesn't mean we need to start running socialist candidates in Arkansas or wherever...

And YES, the party is unified and remains strong and Crawley's gracious, classy conceding of the race and immediate call for everyone to back Ocasio is all up in the face of those idiot pundits who keep playing up some nonexistent intra-party civil war...

P.S. Extra Credit for Ocasio *repeatedly* refusing to jump on the "Bernie Bait" (i.e., pissing on Dems, spilling tea, Monday-morning quarterbacking and airing out all our dirty laundry) despite the fact that CNN was dangling it multiple times during the interview...

I grow weary of everything having to be a scream fest (not saying this is because I have not looked but guessing it must be) and the best or worst or whatever. She won and it is good. He was gracious as it should be. We have got to stop this. Just because people did not like one person does not mean they did not vote for that person but still does not like them and it does not make them some kind of party criminal. This place is looking so crazy some days that I wonder if we could even win a fight against a kid gagged and tied to a chair. Thankfully we still can. We do so much better on issues than we do elections.

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( fat chance, I know )

Last I check, New York does not have a "sore loser" or simultaneous registration deadline.

He'll probably run as an independent in the general, hoping to garner Republican votes.

And he'll win.

(Don't be mad at me; this is how the game is played.)

Rep. Crowley as Speaker. Nothing in Article I requires the Speaker to be a member of the House of Representatives. They also could choose Hillary Clinton or even me. I'm clearing my calendar just in case and promise to serve a full term.