BY FROMA HARROP As most everybody knows, a remarkable Bronx resident named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just won a Democratic primary against a 10-term congressman. That she is a 28-year-old Latina and an unapologetic progressive has many Democrats over the moon. She is perfect, almost. The attention paid her youth, ethnicity and gender gives short shrift to her positive message, street smarts and bottomless work ethic. Her success is not so easily reproduced as some hope or imagine. […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Off To A Mostly Fabulous Start
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