ocasio-cortez, the 28-year-old activist who defeated the incumbent democrat tonight in the primary. a very, very low turnout primary here in new york city. 57% to 42%. congressman crowley just tweeted i want to congratulate ocasio 2018. i look forward to supporting her and all democrats this november. the trump administration is a threat to everything we stand for here in queens and the bronx, and if we don t win back the house this november, we will lose the nation we love. joining us now this part of our discussion, maya wiley, a former counsel to the mayor of new york. eugene robinson, opinion writer for the past post and msnbc political analyst. maya, you know the critics here in this city. that doesn t strike me as that big a surprise, that the demographic change eventually caught up with the representation. i think that s right. if you watched ocasio, she
we have more on our breaking news in the new york state primary election tonight. congressman joe crowley has lost his seat in congress tonight in new york city in queens and the bronx, and he has now immediately endorsed alexandria ocasio-cortez, the 28-year-old activist who defeated the incumbent democrat tonight in the primary. a very, very low turnout primary here in new york city. 57% to 42%. congressman crowley just tweeted i want to congratulate ocasio 2018. i look forward to supporting her and all democrats this november. the trump administration is a threat to everything we stand for here in queens and the bronx, and if we don t win back the house this november, we will lose the nation we love. joining us now this part of our discussion, maya wiley, a former counsel to the mayor of new york. eugene robinson, opinion writer for the washington post and msnbc political analyst. maya, you know the critics here in this city.