Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“There’s an argument that some make that this is a very unique political window and, oftentimes in politics, you do only get one shot. And you don’t — and just in life in general — life doesn’t wait for you to be ready for things. Sometimes life just makes things ready for you.”
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), quoted by the New York Times, on the possibility of running for president.
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