Former Top Editor Says The NYTimes Blew It

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson expressed dismay at her former paper on Wednesday for not covering an important Democratic party election taking place in New York that resulted in 28-year-old millennial Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez unseating 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, stating on Twitter that "missing her rise is akin to not seeing Trump."

According to The Hill, the commentary from Abramson, who served as executive editor of the Times from 2011 to 2014, comes one day after Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political establishment by easily beating Crowley, who was seen as a possible candidate for House Speaker if Democrats take back the House this fall.

"Kind of pisses me off that @nytimes is still asking Who Is Ocasio-Cortez?" wrote Abramson. "When it should have covered her campaign. Missing her rise akin to not seeing Trump's win coming in 2016."

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