Why the media is going berserk for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – and why some Democrats are jealous

There has been backlash not just from Republicans but members of her own party

Do we, the media, write too much about the congresswoman from New York’s 14th district?

Some people, Democrats among them, would say the answer is yes. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be young and stylish and have a large Twitter following – a handy 2.3 million at last look – but what has she actually done other than get elected? She has no legislative record to talk about, no record as an administrator. And yet she pops up on primetime television slots that politicians who have been at this for decades would die for, and even takes potshots at her own party.

“I’m sure Ms Cortez means well, but there’s almost an outstanding rule: don’t attack your own people,” Democratic congressman Emanuel Cleaver told Politico in an article headlined: “Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez”. “We just don’t need sniping in our Democratic caucus.”