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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Super Powers
Prospect.org ^ | 1/13/19 | Paul Waldman

Posted on 01/14/2019 9:22:57 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clearly has superpowers. When was the last time a freshman member of Congress was able to not just vault policy issues up the agenda with a remark in an interview or a visit to a protest, but whip much of Washington into such a frenzy of consternation and jealousy?

We don't yet know how Ocasio-Cortez (already known by her initials AOC) will use these powers. But her extraordinary celebrity tells us a good deal about what politics, and the Democratic Party in particular, look like in 2019.

Ocasio-Cortez's rise owes a great deal to her own gifts, but it also had something to do with timing. She was one of two Democrats to defeat a House incumbent in a 2018 primary, and since the national media had largely overlooked the race until her victory and were shocked that she took down a member of the Democratic leadership, she suddenly became a perfect symbol of the election that was underway. A young, charismatic, unapologetically progressive Latina booting out a doughy-looking old-school white guy pol with shoe leather and deft use of social media? You couldn't ask for a better story as Democrats were headed for a historic win driven by women voters.

But as Ocasio-Cortez sailed through the general election an into Washington, she has shown some unusual skills, ones that seem to be driving Republicans absolutely nuts. Despite the occasional misstep, she seems earnest and even joyful (a rare quality), and has become a social media star. She has 2.4 million followers on Twitter and another 1.8 million on Instagram, where she mixes politics, policy, and humor in an appealing combination that few politicians can match.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; bloggers; newyork; ocasiocortez; vermont
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1 posted on 01/14/2019 9:22:57 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

She couldn’t do this without the complicity of the MSM.


2 posted on 01/14/2019 9:24:03 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

barf alert


3 posted on 01/14/2019 9:24:56 AM PST by SteveH
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4 posted on 01/14/2019 9:25:20 AM PST by gaijin
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

And she lives Rent Free.


5 posted on 01/14/2019 9:25:22 AM PST by Blue House Sue
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Just like Obama, it appears AOC is backed by some very powerful people.

Do not dismiss her. Do not dismiss her agenda as a fad.


6 posted on 01/14/2019 9:27:43 AM PST by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: gaijin

looks like the hyatt in camb,
suggesting this is atop BU?


7 posted on 01/14/2019 9:27:44 AM PST by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: NEMDF

I said her ‘gaffes’ were on purpose, it got her media attention, it worked.


8 posted on 01/14/2019 9:28:52 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

A Communist on the rise. Beware!!!


9 posted on 01/14/2019 9:31:43 AM PST by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

She is part of the Millenial Berniebot crowd.
She is an extension of the media.

Those two groups have stages a hostile takeover
of the Democrat Party.


10 posted on 01/14/2019 9:33:39 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
p79
11 posted on 01/14/2019 9:35:50 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Ocasio-Cortez's rise owes a great deal to her own gifts...

Yeah, especially that she majored in econ from Boston U and is as dumb as a bag of hammers when it comes to economic policy. Seems to me the gift was from Boston U.

12 posted on 01/14/2019 9:36:37 AM PST by econjack
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

I can’t wait to hear her expert opinion on foreign policy based upon her well researched ideas and experience.


13 posted on 01/14/2019 9:36:44 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

The only reason that occasional Cortex seems strong is that the Democrats are so weak. The only reason she can make policy is that her IQ is greater than the Morons in charge.

I fear for my Country...


14 posted on 01/14/2019 9:36:59 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: brownsfan

“Just like Obama, it appears AOC is backed by some very powerful people.”

I wouldnt be surprised if the same forces that propelled obama into the white house are the same that are crowning her.


15 posted on 01/14/2019 9:37:33 AM PST by Jaysin
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She is the perfect mast head for the party and she is totally representative of the Rats. The only difference between her and Pelosi is OC does not hide her Marxism.


16 posted on 01/14/2019 9:40:33 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Bottom line: the media is enthralled with her...and whomever the media chases, the rest of the rats follow dutifully along for the ride.

If the press were to abandon her, it would all fall apart.

To the left, the media drives everything, and everybody.

Microphones and cameras are their security blankets.


17 posted on 01/14/2019 9:49:32 AM PST by FrankR (Make America Great Again, and Keep It That Way.)
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To: brownsfan

If she ever actually gets “real” power, it will only demonstrate that I was right to leave seattle for my small farm in central KY and have the guns and chickens. :)

i.e. if she actually gets “real” power, it is an indicator that we are on the brink, measured in days or weeks, not years or decades.


18 posted on 01/14/2019 9:51:10 AM PST by cuban leaf
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19 posted on 01/14/2019 9:52:55 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Wanna have fun? Ask your Democrat congresscritters what they think about her Green New Deal plan. Force them to either support it or not.

It’s almost as good as a “when did you stop beating your wife” sort of question...


20 posted on 01/14/2019 9:56:17 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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