A former Trump finance official on Friday warned Republicans not to “underestimate” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, citing her accessibility to voters through social media and her “grassroots support.” ”.
“She was an early adopter of social media, so…she's connected directly to voters,” Monica Crowley, who served as Treasury Department spokeswoman during the first Trump administration, told Fox News in 2019. He told Lisa Booth on The Ingraham Angle. Friday.
“But a word of warning to Republicans and my party: Don't underestimate AOC. She's young, vibrant and attractive,” Crowley added.
“I think she's wrong about everything, but she has real grassroots support. And all the energy and activity within the Democratic Party remains on the revolutionary left, which she is a part of,” she said. spoke.
While Democrats are licking their wounds after Republicans secured the White House and a third term in the House and Senate on Election Day, the party is also beginning to consider who will lead the party in 2028.
As one Democratic strategist told The Hill, Democrats are impressed with her ability to “cut through the BS and tell it like it is,” and Ocasio-Cortez's name is on the rise for the role of leading the party in 2028. It's surfacing.
Her critics and supporters also note her deft use of social media to speak directly to voters.
Ocasio-Cortez often aligns with progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont), but has taken more centrist positions on many issues in the Biden administration.
She has accused President Biden of “enabling” what she called “genocide” in the Gaza Strip at the hands of Israeli forces, but is under mounting pressure within her party to end her campaign this summer. He was also one of President Biden's most ardent supporters.
