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Progressive MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged in a recent interview that the perception that she is out of touch with her constituents is “always a concern”.
“It’s always a concern that this is a perception,” the New York Democrat told the Associated Press as she discussed the possibility that her celebrity status may seem to voters as disconnected from her concerns.
“I never had any control over the fact that this kind of phenomenon started at the time I was chosen,” he continued. “Anyway, that’s why it’s so important for me to stay here in the community.”
Ocasio-Cortez is followed by more than 13 million people on Twitter alone and her posts usually go viral on social media, making her one of the most well-known Democrats on the Internet.
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Deputy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is seen during the testimony in Congress of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Aurora Samperio / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
However, a Democratic strategist told the Associated Press that Ocasio-Cortez’s Internet fame does not necessarily translate into offline popularity.
“Outside of the far left online, it’s not popular,” said Jon Reinish, a Democratic political strategist in New York. “She’s considerably to the left of the vast majority of New York voters.”
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Deputy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., talks to reporter as she goes downstairs (Photo by Caroline Brehman / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Ocasio-Cortez’s popularity on the Internet has translated into real life with some voters, including a man who said in a town hall in March that he doesn’t live in the congressional district, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens, but says who sees her. as a “normal person.”
“I knew he was great,” said 21-year-old Daron Jones. “It inspires me like a normal person. He’s here trying to help the community.”
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Deputy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., speaks to reporters on Thursday, June 17, 2021, when she arrives at Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo by AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
The Ocasio-Cortez office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The New York congresswoman was involved in a much-publicized discussion on social media this week after again sharing a video with her millions of followers of the satirical politician Alex Stein showing him congratulating her appearance and referring to her. as his “big favorite Latin booty” as he climbed the stairs of the Capitol.
Ocasio-Cortez posted on social media that the comments were “racist” and “sexist” while adding that it was “a shame to work at an institution that openly allowed it.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s viral response sparked immediate criticism from social media users who pointed to an earlier tweet where he apparently dismissed concerns about the safety of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
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“Poor boy,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to a report that pro-election protesters had disrupted Kavanaugh’s dinner at a Washington, DC restaurant. “He left before his soufflé because he decided that half the country would risk dying if they have an ectopic pregnancy within the wrong state lines. Everything is very unfair to him. The least they could do is let him eat cake.” .
The congresswoman’s tweet came less than a month after an alleged attempted assassination attempt on Kavanaugh’s life in response to the leaked draft opinion that foreshadowed the possible revocation of Roe v. Wade.
Real Clear Investigations senior writer Mark Hemingway was one of many on social media to criticize Ocasio-Cortez’s new tone, tweeting: “Four days ago he defended protesters who were prosecuting Supreme Court judges. of a private establishment. Today she suggests they go after a guy who said raw things about her on the stairs of a public building. He should probably choose a consistent position here. “
Andrew Mark Miller is a Fox News writer. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.