An assessment of how Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doing so far — and a closer look at whether her stance on the now-cancelled Amazon hub in Queens was out of step with her constituents.
Brigid Bergin, City Hall reporter for WNYC, and Juan Manuel Benítez, Spectrum News NY1 Noticias reporter and host of Pura Politica,
AOC "didn’t come out of nowhere, she’s channeling the idea the perspectives of many New Yorkers right now… she’s also channeling the views of many Americans all over the country," who want politicians to represent their needs, says @JuanMaBenitez.
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"Sometimes [AOC] feels that she’s the only one who read the deal between the city, the state and Amazon. It’s a really complicated issue for people to understand... and to poll," says @JuanMaBenitez on why the Congresswoman rejected the Amazon LIC deal.
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"Even though the jobs idea is a promise and it's extremely enticing, you have to wonder why is Amazon asking for so many incentives when they’re already so big and so rich," says @JuanMaBenitez on AOC's opposition to the Amazon LIC deal.
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"You can agree or disagree with AOC, with her ideas… but she is the real deal. She’s a smart, young politician who knows what the people are thinking now and she’s taking that enthusiasm and that ideology to D.C.," says @JuanMaBenitez.
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"The challenge that poses for Democrats… who have been in office for a long time is that it completely throws up conventional wisdom… because suddenly you have to represent all of your constituents." 2/2 https://t.co/NtooUKdwXc
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