Will the media ever call out Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ignorance?
by Eddie Scarry
| August 11, 2018 12:00 AM
I know it’s racist to call LeBron James dumb, but what about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
The New York Democratic congressional candidate got at least some real questions during an interview this week on CNN. If weren’t for Ocasio-Cortez being an attractive minority, the rest of the media would be calling her the next Sarah Palin.
Democrats, if they’re ethnic and look good on TV, typically get one question from the press: “Are you running for president?â€
It’s the sole reason Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey are considered “top contenders†for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
But even after the mostly breezy interview on Wednesday with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, the New York Times should transition from describing Ocasio-Cortez as a “political rock star†to “kind of slow.â€
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