"The first thing to kind of mention is that I don’t think polling is always right,” Ocasio-Cortez said. "People try to identify who is the most likely person to turn out, and what we did is that we changed who turns out. And that changes the whole electorate."

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She told Colbert that on election night, just minutes before the polls closed, two teenagers ran up to her after leaving the polls, declaring their support and their vote. They were 19, "voting in an off year, midterm primary election," Ocasio-Cortez said, almost still in shock herself. But her description paints a very different picture than who typically votes at this stage, and certainly, Ocasio-Cortez's victory gives hope for primaries across the country, and for the midterms this fall.

"You describe yourself as a 'democratic socialist,'" Colbert said, "and that's not an easy term for a lot of Americans. What is the meaning of that for you?"

"For me, democratic socialism is about — really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live," Ocasio-Cortez replied.

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"That seems simple," Colbert said.

"Seems pretty simple," she continued. "So what that means to me is health care as a human right. It means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education, if they so choose it. And I think that no person should be homeless, if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and food and lead a dignified life in the United States."

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Colbert wondered if she is concerned about resistance from President Donald Trump, who made no mention of Ocasio-Cortez, but did rip into Crowley for losing the primary on Twitter.

But the progressive politician isn't worried. "I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx," Ocasio-Cortez said.

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