"If this work — door knocking, cultivating volunteers, facilitating voter registration and census response — represents the micro, there is also the macro: in this case, the potency of political celebrity, a game breaking asset possessed by few, and, arguably harnessed to it’s maximum effect by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… and Donald Trump."
Yes! I both live and work in this district, and it's one of the things people outside this little pocket don't seem to understand. Whether or not you like the specifics of her politics, people like that she's actively seen doing her job, year-round, not just when it's convenient to her. She has a newsletter that regularly updates people on what's going on.
Excellent as always, Michael!
Great call to action at the end - really underlines the stakes here
"If this work — door knocking, cultivating volunteers, facilitating voter registration and census response — represents the micro, there is also the macro: in this case, the potency of political celebrity, a game breaking asset possessed by few, and, arguably harnessed to it’s maximum effect by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… and Donald Trump."
Yes! I both live and work in this district, and it's one of the things people outside this little pocket don't seem to understand. Whether or not you like the specifics of her politics, people like that she's actively seen doing her job, year-round, not just when it's convenient to her. She has a newsletter that regularly updates people on what's going on.