A group of Democratic voters praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a discussion of the New York Democrat, citing her boldness and regarding her as the future of their party.
“She is the candidate of the future. She has got this down pat. And she has also nailed it as a woman in a male-dominated field,” said Christian Tamte, one of six Democrats who spoke on a range of issues with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day” this week.
“This is how women in the male-dominated fields — we have to work like this all the time. She is the candidate of the future. Get ready for her because she’s coming,” she added.
The group — composed of voters selected from Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania — said they backed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Ocasio-Cortez, Michael Milisits said, “represents the new guard, the new generation (of Democrats).”
“I think she really kind of personifies, you know, where we expected things to go down the line,” Milisits said, adding that he thinks the freshman congresswoman has her party “pretty nervous.”
Another panelist, Mary Reaman, said Ocasio-Cortez is “asking the right questions.”
“I don’t feel like she’s playing games. I’m so excited about her. She’s smart. She’s intelligent and I cannot wait to see what else she does,” Reaman said.
