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WATCH: Democratic Socialist’s Viral Response When She Learns She Beat Out ‘Pelosi’s Successor’

John Bickley

In a massive upset Tuesday night, 28-year-old Democratic Socialist and former Bernie organizer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley — the man many expected to be Nancy Pelosi’s successor — in the Democratic primary for the 14th congressional district. The socialist’s big win is yet more evidence of the hard-left turn the Democratic Party has taken as of late, but what is getting even more buzz online is Ocasio-Cortez’s response to learning that she’d won.

In a video that’s quickly going viral, Ocasio-Cortez responds with a must-watch mixture of shock and exuberance (h/t Twitchy):

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