NEW YORK (AP) — Believe it or not, there are other members of Congress besides Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
1 / 6Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, waves to the audience during South by Southwest on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Texas is an early primary state, but the real draw of the South by Southwest Festival in Austin for Democrats is face time with the party's ascendant young and liberal wing.
Boldness, youth and an embrace of social media have made AOC — the shorthand is already widely known — a hero to the left, a villain to the right and irresistible to journalists. Her status is evident on social media. During the second half of February, her Twitter handle, @AOC, was mentioned 3.64 million times on the social network. That was more than handles for the two congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell combined.
AOC frequently uses social media to counter stories. When a dance video she made with friends in college circulated, she combined video of a brief twirl outside her office with the message:"If Republicans thought women dancing in college is scandalous, wait 'til they find out women dance in Congress, too."
AOC's defeat of powerful Rep. Joseph Crowley in a primary led many young Democrats to embrace her as an underdog. That's also perfect for Republicans who like to portray more extreme elements as typical of the Democratic party, Sesno said. The GOP is increasingly dominated by older, white men, and here's an outspoken, young Latina woman from the heathen environs of New York City.
"It's not a mystery," said Tim Graham of the conservative Media Research Center."AOC is a machine of silly things she says, gaffes and extreme statements, and the impression she gives is amateurism. The same thing that is her appeal is also her downside. She was a bartender."
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