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Knock Down the House is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Lears. It revolves around the 2018 congressional primary campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin, four progressive Democrats endorsed by Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress who ran in that year's midterm elections.
May 1, 2019 · 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.
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- Documentary
- Rachel Lears
- 2019-05-01
Cori Bush was drawn into the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer and die from the environmental effects of the coal industry.
A young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner's daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada, and a registered nurse in Missouri build a movement of insurgent candidates to challenge ...
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- Rachel Lears
- PG
- Documentary
May 1, 2019 · “Knock Down the House” is proof that modern grassroots movements have an impact, whether an election is won or not. Just look at rising politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Cori Bush , Paula Jean Swearengin, or Amy Vilela in the 2018 primary elections—they're filled with a spirit to defeat incumbent politicians, and while some do not ...
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.
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Watch Knock Down The House | Netflix Official Site. Go behind the scenes as four determined women -- including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress. Watch trailers & learn more.
