interest. and doug, i have to say it gave me some flashbacks. you worked for eric cantor who of course was one of the first kind of signs that this is the way his loss, which obviously took so much of us thanks for the reminder. i m sorry. i apologize. but it really was in some ways the canary in the coalmine for kind of the situation we now find ourselves in. so i m just kind of curious what did you make of what he had to say and what s next for mccarthy? well, i think he highlighted where republicans want to go or at least the big large majority of republicans want to go, but you can t get there if you can t get to 218. and that s always been the challenge. you and margaret both would chase eric captor and john boehner and other members down the corridors in congress when we couldn t get to 218. you would ask us are you going to be able to get to 218 and we d be very confident we would and then privately we don t know. this is the job that kevin has now. and he s dressing for
i can t let you go. she s looking at herself on television right now. how are you feeling? can you put it into words? no. i cannot put this into words. that is what shock genuine and real honest shock looks like in the upset win for nom neef for congress in the bronx and queens. alexandria okaysio cortes, forrer bartender, working class new yorker as shekaus herself and democratic socialist who ran one of the most incredibly impressive campaigns honestly in recent memory. to pull off the biggest upset in congressional politics since tea party candidate david bratt defeated eric captor. she defeated joe crowley, the
new yorker as shekaus herself and democratic socialist who ran one of the most incredibly impressive campaigns honestly in recent memory. to pull off the biggest upset in congressional politics since tea party candidate david bratt defeated eric captor. she defeated joe crowley, the number four democrat in the house. she refused corporate money and outspent five to one. but in the end, she garnered 57% of the vote if she geets the republican in november she will become the youngest woman ever elected to congress. a reminder of the power i ve grassroots campaign and how much elections matter. joining me now, democratic nominee for congress alexandria ocasio-cortez. that was something else. it really was, wasn t it. so here s the thing i found fascinating. you had a game plan very early and stuck to it. it was a very strategic campaign. i saw it unfold as a watched.
you off a mile from the house, you have no money, walk home. do 30 burpies a day. what s a burpy. painful exercise, jumping up, go down, do the push-up, and back up in the air, do 30 a day. slow or fast as you can. do 30 pull-ups. most people can t do pull-ups but do what you can. if you did a mile, 30 burpies and pull-ups, you d be ready for a race. it s all about the pain, right? right. pain to play, baby. that s what luke russert says every day. his motto in life. thank you. thanks for having me. congratulations on the book. thank you so much. next, you know who hit a wall? eric cantor. might take on what it means for other elected running this year. time for the your business
them. and i think especially on issues like banking reform, and, you know, the export/import bank, there have been tensions with the tea party. and you hear cries of corporate welfare. you hear cries of special favors. the tea party obviously was against the bank bailouts. eric cantor occupied this very specific position within his caucus where he could modulate through himself and keep the peace and keep the balance. now that he s gone, it s not exactly where it will shake out. let s go back to the idea you were talking about, tea party leadership in the house. it becomes closer and closer to imaginable to see perhaps a tea party speaker. what do you think the house how do you think the house would be different if we had a tea party speaker? well, you would see a return probably to the shutdowns, and the debt ceiling fight that