The Comeback of the «Original»

Democratic Socialist darling Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proves she has the magic touch. After endorsing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at his comeback rally in Queens, New York, the irascible renegade is gaining fresh momentum.

It’s an October, Saturday afternoon in Queens, New York. Vermont Senator and Long Island, NY native, Bernie Sanders, could not have chosen a more auspicious day, or symbolic location, to launch his 2020 campaign comeback. The temperature is a sunny 11 degrees Celsius — the kind of ideal, fall, New York City sweater weather showcased in romantic comedies. Twenty five thousand cheerful, mostly young, Sanders supporters spill out of the public park wedged between the East River and the biggest public housing complex in New York City. The towering steel and glass Manhattan skyline glints across the watery chasm dividing the moneyed elite and working class of the sprawling metropolis. ...