candycorn
Diamond Member
I didn’t pay much attention to her to start with and really don’t now. She is getting a lot of media attention and rightly so it seems; young and outspoken gets eyeballs and sells copy.
On my twitter feed this morning, this story in the NY Post came up. The Post is usually known for outrageous covers…. but this story is problematic for AOC.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/23/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-nowhere-to-be-seen-near-bronx-home/
She doesn’t seem to have a home in her district. This is nothing really new; GHWB only had a hotel room as his address in Texas for much of his Presidency. But usually the reps and Senators who have a “presence” in their home state/district are well-established people and well established legislators/officials. What is more troublesome is the place she lives now perhaps. To quote the article:
"Meanwhile, in Washington, Ocasio-Cortez has rented a pad in a luxe building in the chic Navy Yard neighborhood, where studios start at $1,840 a month, according to the Washington Examiner.
Her new digs feature gold-plated amenities like a rooftop infinity pool, a cycling studio with a dozen pricey Pelotons, men’s and women’s saunas, and a golf simulation lounge — but no affordable units for low-income residents, in spite of a local law that requires them, the news site reported.
In the eight months since Ocasio-Cortez’s dramatic defeat of the long-serving Crowley in June’s Democratic primary — a victory that all but guaranteed a general election win in the heavily Democratic District 14 — the congresswoman has failed to open a local office.”
She’s been on the job for about 2 months now and hopefully she’ll address her absences in her district. It would seem as though that would be more of a priority.
On my twitter feed this morning, this story in the NY Post came up. The Post is usually known for outrageous covers…. but this story is problematic for AOC.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/23/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-nowhere-to-be-seen-near-bronx-home/
She doesn’t seem to have a home in her district. This is nothing really new; GHWB only had a hotel room as his address in Texas for much of his Presidency. But usually the reps and Senators who have a “presence” in their home state/district are well-established people and well established legislators/officials. What is more troublesome is the place she lives now perhaps. To quote the article:
"Meanwhile, in Washington, Ocasio-Cortez has rented a pad in a luxe building in the chic Navy Yard neighborhood, where studios start at $1,840 a month, according to the Washington Examiner.
Her new digs feature gold-plated amenities like a rooftop infinity pool, a cycling studio with a dozen pricey Pelotons, men’s and women’s saunas, and a golf simulation lounge — but no affordable units for low-income residents, in spite of a local law that requires them, the news site reported.
In the eight months since Ocasio-Cortez’s dramatic defeat of the long-serving Crowley in June’s Democratic primary — a victory that all but guaranteed a general election win in the heavily Democratic District 14 — the congresswoman has failed to open a local office.”
She’s been on the job for about 2 months now and hopefully she’ll address her absences in her district. It would seem as though that would be more of a priority.