A mystery Republican donor said to be worth more than $200million is set to fund GOP challengers in the longshot hopes of unseating star Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, it has been reported.
The head of the Republican Party in the Bronx says that the donor is ready and willing to contribute to any candidate who takes on Ocasio-Cortez when she is up for re-election next year.
‘There’s definitely national energy and money on this race,’ Bronx Republican Chairman Mike Rendino told the New York Post.
Rendino said that the donor in question is ‘worth over $200 million, plus [has] connections to raise money in Manhattan.’
Republicans in New York are planning to unseat Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (seen above in the center during a town hall event in New York on Wednesday) when she is up for re-election next year
Since she upset Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in the primary, Ocasio-Cortez, who won more than 78 per cent of the vote in the district last November, has become a national figure.
The celebrity status of the 29-year-old Bronx native has also energized Republican opposition toward her, which could impact the 2020 race.
While Republicans have a slim chance of defeating Ocasio-Cortez in the deep blue 14th congressional district, one candidate has already declared her intention to run while two others are seriously considering jumping into the race.
Ruth Papazian, a Republican from the Bronx, says she plans to run against AOC, whom she has slammed as a ‘Bolshevik’ who has brought ‘socialism’ to the Bronx and Queens.
‘She completely ignores the people in this district,’ Papazian, a medical journalist, told the Post.
‘I’ve lived here my whole life. I know the heart and soul of this community. The people here have scratched and clawed their way into the middle class, and they’re not about to be impoverished with the high taxes it will take to make the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.’
Ocasio-Cortez has supported a Green New Deal to combat climate change and Medicare for All, which would provide government-run health insurance to Americans.
Ruth Papazian (left), a medical writer from the Bronx, says she will run against AOC in 2020, while Rich Valdes (right), a radio producer, says he is considering a run
The Post reported that while Papazian has publicly committed to running against Ocasio-Cortez, she has yet to establish a fundraising operation.
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