New York State Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also known as AOC) has been on the political trail for a long time, and in addition to her title as the “youngest member of Congress,” she is also known as the “Queen of Twitter” because she is so good at creating personal buzz through social media. “But since the University of Virginia and Vanderpilt University recently released a joint survey on the legislative effectiveness of members of Congress, she is ranked 230 out of 240 members of the House of Representatives (Democrats), and in her district of New York, she is even lower than other members of the same party. In her district, New York State, she was ranked 230 out of 240 members of Congress (Democrats), compared to other members of the same party, and her online presence was ironic and even reflected whether she was not doing her job.
The reason why Curtis’ rating is so bad is completely out of proportion to her online presence. The main reason is that although she has introduced 21 bills during her term, according to the legislature, she has not implemented every single one of her proposals, that is, none of them have actually been implemented into law. In short, it is the so-called “ideal is very rich, reality is very bone”, she has not even taken effective action for her own push case, not to mention the promotion of any vote, as her “Internet postings”, eye-catching, but all only to brush a wave of existence.
When she was a newborn, Curtis was a millennial congresswoman who advocated for a “Green New Deal”, focusing on green energy and environmental protection. After she was elected to Congress, she often claimed to be an advocate for the underprivileged and was very concerned about the well-being of the lower class in the United States, as her advocacy often had a strong socialist undertone. Although she does not admit it, she is still regarded as an indicator of the new generation of the American far left.
Previously, she was best known for her powerful online campaign to block Amazon.com’s plan to set up a second headquarters in Long Island City, New York. Then, when COVID-19 ravaged New York City, she was often seen delivering supplies to the homeless community or broadcasting live from the epidemic. She is so popular on the Internet that the uninitiated might think she is a movie star, and she is also very active in creating her own image as a “hope for the poor” and a “driftwood for minorities”. She has been able to convert her online popularity into small political donations, and her fundraising ability has made many senior politicians sigh in disbelief.
After a few years of political refinement, Curtis can no longer claim to be a political vegetarian, everything must return to her as a member of Congress, whether she has the professional, the most important thing is that the voters sent her to the sky to Congress, what is her next significance to the American society, can not always be seen as a successful political marketing model of the Internet generation. The “Legislative Effectiveness Survey of Members of Congress” has, to some extent, cleared up the doubts of American voters, and Cortez is still popular in her constituency. In particular, a member of Congress must have enough like-minded colleagues to support your tweets, and you yourself should be familiar with the legislative process, rather than fall into the myth of “media darling”, and I’m afraid that sometimes you have to sacrifice visibility to study how to “legislate” instead The interest in the “legislation” is lacking.
Similarly, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-CA), who ran against Cortez in last year’s election, won a lot of media space in the process, but so far every bill she has introduced has failed and been rated 214th, not much better than Cortez. On the contrary, the old school Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-CA) has become the number one ranked legislator in terms of legislative effectiveness because of her commitment to promoting bills and substantially contributing to many effective legislation. But as far as Twitter followers are concerned, Nita Lowey, the top legislative performer, is not even a fraction of Cortez (12.68 million) or even Omar (2.97 million) (only 39,000), a disproportionate amount of internet attention, and a disproportionate contribution to each other in terms of real legislation.
The new state of internet communication can easily send a person who is good at running his own business to the stage that he might have to work for years to get in the past, once he has made his fortune by “publishing talent”, it is undoubtedly a shortcut to the end of politics. Who would like to stay in the parliament, or bury themselves in legislation that really affects the country, and challenge the little results that have to be obtained through a complicated process. But the constant thought of “rallying support” is not just a matter of individual congressmen putting the cart before the horse.
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