Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democrat Who Challenged Her Party’s Establishment — and Won

In the spring of 2017, before she ended the 20-year congressional career of Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and upset her city’s most powerful political machine, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was working behind a bar. She had helped launch Flats Fix, a tacos and craft cocktail spot in Manhattan, while pondering what to do next.

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democrat Who Challenged Her Party’s Establishment — and Won" is from the June 27, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by David Weigel and narrated by Sam Scholl.