"The main reason why I feel comfortable saying that the ACA has failed is because it failed me and it failed everyone that I worked with in a restaurant." -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)-who she backed as both a volunteer in 2016 and as a key surrogate in this year's presidential contest-Ocasio-Cortez is a proud democratic socialist who believes, to quote musician and activist Nina Simone, that "to do things gradually brings more tragedy." Her working-class roots confer a certain credibility that permits honest assessment of Democratic policies rooted in lived experience. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! Two elections in, the congresswoman is still fighting the fight\u2014and she\u2019s as sure as she\u2019s ever been. \u201cPresenting our December cover star: Rep. If "people's lives don't actually feel different" under a Biden administration, then "we're done," she says before asking, "You know how many Trumps there are in waiting?" "We're not good enough right now."īeing careful not to presume victory by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in next week's election, the 31-year-old Bronx native warns that the country is "still in a lot of trouble" even if Trump is sent packing in January. "It's not just that we can be better, it's that we have to be better," the first-term congresswoman insists. "It's not just that we can be better, it's that we have to be better." -Rep. In order for Democrats to deliver the change so desperately needed by so many Americans, the party and its politicians must eschew the mediocrity of incrementalism and pursue more progressive policies and actions, the New York Democrat known colloquially as AOC told Michelle Ruiz, the article's author. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a Vanity Fair cover article published Wednesday. Democrats will have to do much more than just defeat President Donald Trump if they want to remain in power and make a real difference for the people who need it most, says Rep.
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