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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “If you want to understand millennial cringe … this earnestness, imagine all the seats we flipped last night plus on top…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2026
If you want to understand millennial cringe … this earnestness, imagine all the seats we flipped last night plus on top of it electing the first Black president ever, and on top of that you did it the first time you voted.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Commenting on the political shift after the election results.

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