OCASIO-CORTEZ: The factors that created our win was the fact that we had bold commitments & I campaigned on hard commitments of Medicare for all, tuition-free public college, ensuring a green new deal for our future. And championing those issues were the reasons that we won. We won across demographics.
Q: So you reject the idea that your gender was a factor here?
OCASIO-CORTEZ: You There is a confluence of factors that makes this moment inspiring. Right now, more women than ever are running for office. And I do think that women want representation in Congress, absolutely. Congress right now is 80% male, and that creates blind spots in our legislation. It means we don't have family leave, we don't have paid maternal and parental leave. It means that we don't get the equal pay that we want. So I think those issues certainly were important.
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The above quotations are from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2018 (John Dickerson & Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2018-20 races). Click here for other excerpts from CBS "Face the Nation" interviews during 2018 (John Dickerson & Margaret Brennan interviewing candidates for 2018-20 races). Click here for other excerpts by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Click here for a profile of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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