Ocasio-Cortez says a ‘generational tidal wave’ of millennial voters is reshaping the voters

From left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I- Vt., greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

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