New Yorkers have mixed feelings over the frenzy of Ocasio-Cortez
By Lloyd Green, opinion contributor — 02/02/19 06:00 PM EST
Less than a month in office, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proving to be a power player. Her call for a top tax rate of 70 percent drove the discussion at Davos. Her Green New Deal, which is expected to be jointly introduced with Senator Edward Markey, has already received outsized coverage. On top of that, Ocasio-Cortez has over 2.7 million followers on Twitter. It is not just about dance moves and online videos.
Despite all the fame, New Yorkers have not yet embraced the freshman lawmaker, at least not independents and suburbanites in the Empire State. A recent poll found that New Yorkers have rather mixed feelings about Ocasio-Cortez. Specifically, her favorability is up by only five points. She is down by 15 points out in the suburbs and is down by five points among independents. By contrast, Senator Charles Schumer is up by 15 points overall, while New York attorney general Letitia James is up by 22 points overall. Apparently socialism has its limits, even in reliably blue New York.
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