A.O.C.'s Digital Juggernaut

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. False logic

Some think it is good, others not, but AOC has a national rather than a predominately local profile only. When a combination of ability and/or circumstances allow it, many political figures rise to national prominence, and they do so knowingly and they do so consciously. Stacy Abrams comes to mind as another recent example. She has never been directly elected to any office beyond that of a State Representative, yet she is widely acknowledged as a rising star in the national Democratic Party. And Stacy uses her high profile both effectively and frequently.

AOC is reported to have spent that much money on media in 24 months. The vast majority of it was not used to win votes in yesterday's primary. A legitimate argument could be (and was) made that AOC has not given enough of her attention to matters specifically inside of her own district since she was elected in 2018. That could even be used as a basis to contest her seat in a district primary and, ummm, it was. And AOC was renominated by her constituents against a well funded opponent by an overwhelming landslide. So much for that argument.