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Synopsis. The film follows four female Democrats who decided to run for Congress in the 2018 United States elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Amy Vilela of Nevada, Cori Bush of Missouri, and Paula Jean Swearengin of West Virginia. The film charts their campaigns in their respective Democratic primaries.
- Paula Jean Swearengin
- Cori Bush
- Amy Vilela
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Winner: Joe Manchin III (Incumbent)- 69.9% Paula Jean Swearengin- 30.1% Paula Jean Swearengin ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate from West Virginia, against eight-year incumbent Joe Manchin III. The daughter and granddaughter of coal miners, who had seen the devastating effects of the coal mining industry on the local environment and...
Winner: Lacy Clay (Incumbent)- 56.7% Cori Bush- 36.9% Cori Bush ran in the democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District against William Lacy Clay, an incumbent who had held the seat for almost two decades, and who had been preceded by his father, Bill Clay. An ordained pastor and registered nurse who had been present at the 2014 pro...
Winner: Steven Horsford- 61.7% Amy Vilela- 9.2% Amy Vilela ran in the Democratic primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District against Steven Horsford. She went into politics after the death of her daughter, Shalynne, who was taken into hospital with symptoms of a blood clot and denied tests when she couldn't provide proof of health insurance. Sh...
Winner: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- 56.7% Joseph Crowley (Incumbent)- 43.3% Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ran in the Demoratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District against 10-term incumbent Joseph Crowley. After winning both the primary and general elections, she became the youngest woman elected to US Congress in history. Ocasio-Cortez ran ...
- Hannah Shaw-Williams
Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, an inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance of power.
- (13K)
- Documentary
- Rachel Lears
- 2019-05-01
May 4, 2019 · It follows the primary campaigns of AOC, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin as they each tried to win a seat in the 2018 elections, in 3 of the 4 cases by taking on an incumbent. One...
Apr 30, 2019 · From this pool, Lears chose four female Democratic candidates — Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearengin and Amy Vilela — each with an appealing back story, a seemingly...
- Rachel Lears
Nov 28, 2019 · Ocasio-Cortez and three other Democratic “insurgent” women candidates became the stars of Knock Down the House, which Lears directed and Blotnick produced and edited. At that point in 2017 the...
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May 3, 2019 · Netflix. By Melena Ryzik. May 3, 2019. In the opening moments of the documentary “ Knock Down the House,” the candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is looking in a mirror, dabbing on makeup...
