ocasio's campaign. >> with the primary a few months away, ocasio-cortez quit her job as a bartender to campaign full-time. >> she was incredibly tireless. i don't know where it comes from. >> i mean, the amount of time she spent out walking and at events and door-knocking is just mind blowing. >> women like me aren't supposed to run for office. i wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family. >> at the end of may, the campaign released a two-minute ad written by the candidate herself. it proved to be a game changer. >> it was a story about a working-class person trying to fight for the community. and it was done beautifully. >> this race is about people versus money. we've got people, they've got money. >> the visual that she rides the subway, like me. that she's going to work, like me. that she's got to adjust her outfit and her uniform, like me.