Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez traveled nearly 200 miles north of her Queens base Sunday night to headline a town hall in downtown Glens Falls, planting her flag in the heart of New York’s 21st Congressional District. The seat, which stretches from the Canadian border to the Mohawk River, is rated GOP solidly by the Cook Political Report. It also happens to be the district Elise Stefanik is vacating at the end of the year.
Hundreds of people gathered to hear Ocasio-Cortez and Hudson Valley Democrat Pat Ryan field questions about health care and the Department of Government Efficiency. It was her second trip to the Adirondack region, following a visit to Plattsburgh in July for a similar event. The visits are part of a broader “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that has taken her around the country, fueling speculation about a run for higher office.
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