Former CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has.....>

US: Former CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has filed to run against left-wing

first-term Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary for

New York's 14th congressional district.

- Ocasio-Cortez (commonly known as AOC) gained major media attention when she

won the Democratic primary for NY's 14th, defeating 10-term incumbent Joe

Crowley. Since then, and on taking office following the 2018 mid-terms, she has

gone on to create a vast social media presence and become a figurehead for the

Democratic party's left-wing, drawing the ire of President Trump and

conservative commentators. 

- Caruso-Cabrera has written extensively on her opposition to 'big government'

and support for free markets, while remaining a registered Democrat. 

- The likelihood of AOC losing her seat is slim, but the entry of the well-known

and also media-savvy Caruso-Cabrera into the race is likely to bring even

greater media attention to the primary race for NY's 14th district. 

- AOC has been mooted as a potential future Democratic presidential candidate, a

prospect that could be derailed or extinguished by a loss to Caruso-Cabrera.