ocasio-cortez is a member of the democratic socialists of america and supports the democratic socialist name of the group as part of her political beliefs. in an interview on nbc's "meet the press", she said that democratic socialism is a "part of what i am. it's not all of what i am. and i think that that's a very important [difference]." during an interview on pbs, she was asked if democratic socialism would to end capitalism, and she answered: "we are marching towards progress on this issue. i do think that we are going to see a [change] in our economic system of an [unknown level], and it's hard to say what direction that that takes."