Washington (CNN) Newly minted Democratic congressional nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she believes there are districts across the country primed for the kind of candidacy she represents.

"There are a lot of districts in this country that are like New York 14," Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Ocasio-Cortez stunned many when she defeated New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley on Tuesday following a campaign in which she espoused a series of unabashedly left-wing policy priorities.

Speaking on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said while she believes her success can be mirrored in other districts, there is room in the party for candidates less left-wing than herself.

"Democrats are a big tent party," she said. "You know, I'm not trying to impose an ideology on all several hundred members of Congress. But I do think that, once again, it's not about selling an -ism, or an ideology, or a label or a color. This is about selling our values."

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