“I don’t know where the money would come from, but they can figure it out.” Campus Reform - JULY 27, 2018 IMAGE CREDITS: SCREENSHOT . Last month, 28 year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the world by defeating incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley to earn the Democratic nomination in New York’s 14th Congressional District. Ocasio-Cortez gained notoriety nationwide not just for her youth, but for her unabashed embrace of Democratic Socialism. In her official platform , Ocasio-Cortez offers support for free college, “housing as a human right”, “medicare for all,” and a mandatory minimum living wage. Read more