Ocasio-Cortez on Being a Socialist: It Means People Should Have Access to Health Care, Education and Housing

REPORTER on camera Do ░░░░░░░░ consider yourself a socialist ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ For me what ░░░░░░░░ means is I think ░░░░░░░░ a modern society people ░░░░░░░░ have access to health ░░░░░░░░ and education and access ░░░░░░░░ housing REPORTER voice over ░░░░░░░░ show nearly two thirds ░░░░░░░░ all voters under the ░░░░░░░░ of 30 say they ░░░░░░░░ vote for a socialist ░░░░░░░░ 57 percent of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ view socialism positively Some ░░░░░░░░ running themselves LEE I ░░░░░░░░ myself definitely anti capitalist ░░░░░░░░ you so much REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ over Summer Lee and ░░░░░░░░ Innamorato each defeated incumbents ░░░░░░░░ win their primary races ░░░░░░░░ the Pennsylvania state legislator ░░░░░░░░ Capitalism doesn t work ░░░░░░░░ my community It s ░░░░░░░░ funny Because when people ░░░░░░░░ about socialism they always ░░░░░░░░ look at Venezuela but ░░░░░░░░ we talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of capitalism no one ░░░░░░░░ says look at Braddock ░░░░░░░░ at Detroit REPORTER on ░░░░░░░░ And so what about ░░░░░░░░ that say you can ░░░░░░░░ the existing system you ░░░░░░░░ t have to create ░░░░░░░░ new socialist one LEE ░░░░░░░░ will it get fixed ░░░░░░░░ experiment has been going ░░░░░░░░ for centuries now REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ we seeing more and ░░░░░░░░ people identifying as socialists ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely because people are ░░░░░░░░ how capitalism has let ░░░░░░░░ down REPORTER voice over ░░░░░░░░ the movement has its ░░░░░░░░ among conservative Republicans HANNITY ░░░░░░░░ positions are actually down ░░░░░░░░ scary MCCAIN Name one ░░░░░░░░ that socialism has ever ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER voice over Even ░░░░░░░░ establishment Democrats say socialism ░░░░░░░░ t win in America ░░░░░░░░ heartland UNKNOWN FEMALE I ░░░░░░░░ t think that you ░░░░░░░░ go too far to ░░░░░░░░ left and still win ░░░░░░░░ Midwest REPORTER voice over ░░░░░░░░ in Missouri groups like ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Socialists of America ░░░░░░░░ out fixing cars and ░░░░░░░░ to win votes UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 1 First thing that ░░░░░░░░ out was for education ░░░░░░░░ it falls under what ░░░░░░░░ believe in then I ░░░░░░░░ I m socialist Democrat ░░░░░░░░ voice over And it ░░░░░░░░ working UNKNOWN FEMALE 2 ░░░░░░░░ don t think there ░░░░░░░░ a huge difference There ░░░░░░░░ certainly people here who ░░░░░░░░ socialism just the same ░░░░░░░░ there are people in ░░░░░░░░ York REPORTER voice over ░░░░░░░░ over 49 000 members ░░░░░░░░ the country their membership ░░░░░░░░ grown 600 percent in ░░░░░░░░ past two years which ░░░░░░░░ why socialist candidates say ░░░░░░░░ is their year to ░░░░░░░░ INNAMORATO This is what ░░░░░░░░ country needs This is ░░░░░░░░ young people need so ░░░░░░░░ can see a brighter ░░░░░░░░ more diverse and inclusive ░░░░░░░░