Article originally appeared on dailycaller.com.
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday blamed Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss on alleged sexist attitudes among voters, among other factors.
Ocasio-Cortez argued that blaming the defeat solely on Harris would overlook broader, systemic issues within the party and the country. Ocasio-Cortez said that Harris faced unprecedented challenges after she was tasked with constructing a presidential campaign within a short timeframe.
“I think it’s important to also state here that Kamala Harris was given an assignment that no other person in American history was given: To construct a presidential campaign in 90 to 100 days with absolutely no expectation or end to that assignment and have to deliver the country from an enormous fascist threat that had already been campaigning and priming the pump for essentially eight years,” Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday night during an Instagram live.
Ocasio-Cortez said that the …
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