Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall.

[frazzled]

163. You should care

Because if this type of behavior on the part of a campaign is ignored or shrugged off it becomes normalized, and then the politicians in your beloved Minnesota will start doing it too. (I remember when Jesse Ventura required reporters to wear "Media Jackals" ID badges, and it concerned people everywhere.)

If you're concerned about the Democratic Party, as I am, you should care. I can accept quite a broad range of opinions in our party, because I understand that House members have to reflect the specific values and positions of their districts to a certain extent. But I can't accept political behavior that is either corrupt or authoritarian.

Please don't just shrug your shoulders to issues such as this. Transparency and a free press are issues of concern to everyone, especially in these times.

PS: It's not really up to the voters of her district, which is overwhelmingly Democratic (unless large numbers of Democrats decide to vote for the Republican, which is highly unlikely). She will win no matter what abuses of power and/or protocol she undertakes. It's also important because she has become, for unknown reasons, such a bellwether for the press in assessing the state of the Democratic Party. Everything she does therefore redounds to the party.