AOC, Tlaib, and Omar Are Dominating The Democratic Party.Without Russia, Nancy Pelosi has no counterweight to their influence.
By Will Chamberlain
August 19, 2019
... Reps. Tlaib, Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are dictating terms to the Democratic Party; Pelosi can do little but watch.
In the fight for influence, Pelosi is thoroughly outgunned by AOC’s influencer clique. Fifteen months ago, AOC had roughly 20,000 Twitter followers; today, she has 5.2 million, compared to Pelosi’s 2.8 million. Her majority leader, Steny Hoyer, has a paltry 118,000 Twitter followers, compared to Omar’s 1.5 million and Tlaib’s 735,000. The combined power of AOC’s clique is enough to drive the news cycle — and the party.
These three congresswomen have grasped the central media truth of our times: conflict is attention, and attention is influence. They have learned from the success of pro-Trump influencers and adapted their techniques to progressive politics. ...
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