From the moment that far left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was first elected to office, she has made it clear that representing her constituents was a secondary consideration. She sees herself as a national figure and the liberal media aids her in this by treating her like one.
No one can point to a thing she has done for the people she was elected to represent and unfortunately for her, those people are finally starting to figure that out.
She is spending all of her time traveling the country with Bernie Sanders on their ‘Fight Oligarchy’ tour while her district crumbles.
The New York Post reports:
Fed-up AOC constituents in Bronx, Queens mock absentee ‘rock star’ who’s never in the district: ‘This woman has done nothing’
Frustration with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has reached a breaking point on her home turf, with fed up Queens and Bronx constituents telling The Post they’re sick and tired of being second fiddle to the jet-setting socialist’s primary focus — herself.
Her district offices in the Bronx and Queens offer little to justify the $1.9 million the congresswoman gets to run them — one is only open a single weekday and the other is closed on Fridays, with phones that go unanswered and constituents urged to discuss their problems “by appointment only.”
AOC’s town halls used to be monthly events – now are only held once in a blue moon, there’s virtually no way to get in a question, and sometimes she only phones in and doesn’t bother coming in person, galled constituents said.
“This woman has done nothing for the community she was once again elected to serve,” said Lauro Vazquez of Woodside, Queens.
Vazquez echoed a sentiment heard in all corners of AOC’s bi-borough district — that they and the “mundane” issues they care about — jobs, public safety, traffic — are an afterthought for a representative with her eyes on the national stage.
AOC is simply following the Elizabeth Warren playbook. Ignore the local job you were elected to do and position yourself as a national figure who only responds to bigger, national issues.
If the people in AOC’s district want someone who is going to actually represent them, they simply have to replace her with someone else. It’s not like she’s going to change.
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