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Former CNBC Anchor Looks to Take on AOC as She Launches Democratic Primary Bid

by Isaac Saul
February 11, 2020 at 2:19 pm
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Former MSNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera says she is going to mount a challenge to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in New York’s 14th District.

Caruso-Cabrera filed to run as a surprise challenger late Monday night. She will be taking a leave from her role as a CNBC contributor, which she took on after her job at the network as an anchor in 2018.

“I am the daughter and granddaughter of working-class Italian and Cuban immigrants,” Caruso-Cabrera said in a statement. “I am so lucky to have had such a wonderful career and I want everybody to have the opportunity that I’ve had. That’s why I’m running.”

Caruso-Cabrera will draw a stark contrast to Ocasio-Cortez, who proudly promotes Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) brand of Democratic socialism.

Caruso-Cabrera has been outspoken about her belief that the government can get in the way and she is a proponent of free markets. Additionally, she previously published the book “You Know I’m Right: More Prosperity, Less Government.” 

I'm running for NY-14, to fight for the people of Queens & the Bronx, daughter of Cuban immigrants and living the American Dream 🇺🇸 https://t.co/DY5eLoCKgL

— Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (@MCaruso_Cabrera) February 11, 2020

Caruso-Cabrera will be joining a crowded field. Around a dozen candidates have already filed to run in the district, according to CNBC, but she is one of the higher-profile challengers. Still, it could be an uphill battle.

Caruso-Cabrera is well-liked @ CNBC. News of her campaign came as a surprise to staffers. Now for her uphill climb: She's running in the Dem primary, but wrote a book advocating for smaller government and explaining why Reagan was her favorite president. The primary is in June.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 11, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez stunned the Democratic establishment and the political world when she dismantled now-former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) in the 2018 election, winning 78% of the vote and becoming one of the most well-known members of Congress overnight. Since then, she’s also been a fundraising juggernaut, raising nearly $2 million over the final three months of 2019.

Ocasio-Cortez is yet to comment on Caruso-Cabrera entering the race.

Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-CortezBernie Sanders
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Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul is a senior politics reporter, editor and founding member at A Plus, the positive news oulet founded by Ashton Kutcher. He also writes the independent, non-partisan, ad-free politics newsletter Tangle. His reporting focuses on Congress, elections, immigration and climate change. His writing has appeared in CNN, The New York Daily News, The Forward, Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, Quartz, and been cited by The Washington Post, The New York Times and Fox News, among others. Before A Plus, he was an Associate Editor at The Huffington Post and the sports editor at The Pitt News.

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