Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of the party. In a CNN survey released Sunday, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents were asked to name one person when “thinking about Democratic leaders today” who “best reflects the core values of the Democratic Party.

The Bronx firebrand tops Vice President Harris, Senator Sanders, and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries on the list of top Democrats.

NEW YORK - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), widely known as AOC, is stepping into the spotlight as the emerging leader of the Democratic Party,