# Why is conservative media obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 21, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-conservative-media-obsessed-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/824906 "2018-11-21T17:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 265
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-conservative-media-obsessed-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/824906/265 "2018-11-28T20:35:34Z")
> [@Sanderista primaries out 10-term Dem Congressman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanderista-primaries-out-10-term-dem-congressman/816850/256): > > I do suspect that she is going to find the going tough once she gets into the House. Somehow I don’t think the experienced members of the current progressive caucus will just fall into line behind her plans and bow to her as leader, which is really what that bit comes off as what she is expecting to happen. > > And IF she does advocate for holding the rest of the party, including other progressives who do not sign on as members her hoped for “sub-caucus”, hostage … give us what we want or we prevent you from doing anything … then she would be horrible both for the party and the for the country. You can rest easy for now. Ocasio-Cortez has said [she will back Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/alexandria-ocasio--cortez-nancy-pelosi-house-speaker/index.html). As it happens the Dems just [voted to nominate Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nancy-pelosi-wins-party-nod-for-speaker-but-faces-uncertain-floor-vote) when they seat the new crowd next year. The vote was 203 - 32. Pelosi needs 218 votes to become speaker so she needs to find 15 votes between now and when the new House gets seated. So it seems the insurgent part of the Democrats is not being lead by Ocasio-Cortez. I have no doubt she will find those votes. She will spread around a few promises and be good to go most likely. Personally I think putting Pelosi back as Speaker is a mistake. I’d be open to other suggestions (and of course not O-C) but not Pelosi. Debate for another thread though. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-conservative-media-obsessed-with-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/824906)._