Watch: Pelosi Denies That Ocasio-Cortez's Victory Over Crowley Means Socialism is 'Ascendant' in the Party

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters Wednesday that House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley’s (D-NY) stunning loss Tuesday to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Democratic socialist, does not mean socialism is ascendant in the party as a whole. Pelosi was asked if democratic socialism is "ascendant" in the Democratic Party and replied that it was not, characterizing Crowley’s district as “very progressive.”-- More....