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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:15 AM Jul 2019

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Ocasio-Cortez gets new Republican challenger: report

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 07/17/19 07:36 AM EDT

A third Republican challenger has joined the race to replace Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in her heavily blue district next year.

Businesswoman Scherie Murray, 38, told Fox News on Wednesday that she would mount a bid for the GOP nomination in the hopes of facing the first-term congresswoman in 2020.

“There is a crisis in Queens, and it’s called AOC,” Murray told Fox News in a phone interview. “And instead of focusing on us, she’s focusing on being famous. Mainly rolling back progress and authoring the job-killing Green New Deal and killing the Amazon New York deal.”

In a campaign launch video posted to YouTube, Murray does not mention President Trump and instead focuses her message on Ocasio-Cortez, knocking the congresswoman over such issues as the planned move of Amazon's second headquarters to New York City, which ended after complaints from Ocasio-Cortez and others.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453445-ocasio-cortez-gets-new-republican-challenger-report

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Ocasio-Cortez gets new Republican challenger: report (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

In other words, she is fighting for the working people. That is what scares them. BeckyDem Jul 2019 #1

+1 rampartc Jul 2019 #3

Totally awesome in my book too. BeckyDem Jul 2019 #5

The GOP trawls through the single-digit person of color vote to find their "ideal" challenger Tarc Jul 2019 #2

republicans should donate all their money to him JI7 Jul 2019 #4

If she loses it will be to a Democrat in the primary. former9thward Jul 2019 #6

Even if Murray gets the republican nomination in AOC's district, no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #7

It might be a crowded race ripcord Jul 2019 #8

Can we get more "Hill" watoos Jul 2019 #9

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)

1. In other words, she is fighting for the working people. That is what scares them.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:20 AM

Jul 2019

rampartc

(5,440 posts)

3. +1

Reply to BeckyDem (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:38 AM

Jul 2019

aoc is ok by me.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)

5. Totally awesome in my book too.

Reply to rampartc (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:47 AM

Jul 2019

Tarc

(10,478 posts)

2. The GOP trawls through the single-digit person of color vote to find their "ideal" challenger

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:38 AM

Jul 2019

For a party that howls about identity politics, the GOP uses it whenever possible.

JI7

(89,279 posts)

4. republicans should donate all their money to him

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:40 AM

Jul 2019

former9thward

(32,097 posts)

6. If she loses it will be to a Democrat in the primary.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:51 AM

Jul 2019

Not a Republican in the general.

no_hypocrisy

(46,234 posts)

7. Even if Murray gets the republican nomination in AOC's district,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 08:56 AM

Jul 2019

voters will not arbitrarily vote for another woman of color. They will not vote for a republican.

ripcord

(5,553 posts)

8. It might be a crowded race

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:11 AM

Jul 2019

The CBC was talking about a primary challenge to AOC.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

9. Can we get more "Hill"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:11 AM

Jul 2019

articles supporting Republican candidates?

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