Twitter-followers check in time:
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- 3.85 million• Nancy Pelosi- 2.42 million• Steny Hoyer- 113K• Adam Schiff- 1.29 million• Kevin McCarthy- 261K• Steve Scalise- 299K• Devin Nunes- 424K• Devin Nunes Cow- 635K
Yep... bigger than Devin Nunes Cow! How'd she get that big? Her tweets are way cool, but maybe the fact that Fox News and other neo-fascist propaganda outlets give her 24/7 coverage has something to do with it too? Former RNC chair Michael Steele, in an OpEd for The Hill tried explaining it to his colleagues: The GOP is making Ocasio-Cortez more popular. He described her as "an unnerving political juggernaut for Democrats and an unhealthy obsession for Republicans" and wrote that she's become just as effective as Señor Trumpanzee "at developing and using social media to create energy around ideas and issues that otherwise wouldn’t be given credence by either political party." He insists that Republicans "seem to believe they have found in Ocasio-Cortez the perfect kind of progressive neophyte they can feast on at their leisure," poking fun at her intelligence when she's obviously far more intelligent than they are.
Republicans have a tendency to fixate their ire (remember Hillary and Obama) in a way that’s more personal than policy focused. Consequently, if any or all of the Green New Deal is packaged as a serious piece of legislation voters could be less interested in arguments that its passage would harm a prosperous economy, stall a rising middle class and weaken a stronger defense/homeland security posture because we will have sold them more on the personality of Ocasio-Cortez.Yes, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a cash cow for GOP fundraising and attention-grabbing posts on social media (“socialism sucks”). So she likes to dance; I know a few Republicans who also dance, but I digress. And that’s the point: Do not digress. Instead, Republicans should lay out the case that her legislative solution (if she proposes the Green New Deal as actual legislation) is no solution, and pivot to an argument less focused on her personally and more about the flaws of her policy proposals. That will be the quickest and less costly way to remind voters of a basic fact: She’s just a freshman member of Congress. Right?
Madeline Fry noted in an OpEd for the Washington Examiner on Friday that the members of Congress met the members of the Queer Eye vast last week. She suggested 5 members of Congress who can use the Queer Eye touch.
Ted CruzFrom his too-on-the-nose April Fools’ joke to his unfortunate association with the "Zodiac killer," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a little charisma to develop. The fifth member of the squad, Karamo Brown, is in charge of culture and could help Cruz work on his likability. France, the fashion expert, could upgrade Cruz's bland Hill style. Cruz's new facial hair would probably have to go, too. Even grooming pro Van Ness, with his glorious mustache, would agree the beard just isn't working for him.Cory BookerThe man doesn’t know how to make a margarita. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) just needs someone to tell him about tequila. Or, as Porowski, the food expert, would say, how not to “get stuck in a rut” with the versatile beverage.Elizabeth WarrenAs her presidential campaign kicks into gear, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) could use a bump in authenticity. Warren received some lampooning after she posted an awkward Instagram live video from her kitchen in December. Chatting with your husband in your home is a good way to appear down-to-earth until you say, “Hold on a sec, I’m gonna get me a beer.”She’s looking good for being almost 70 years old, but Warren needs a reminder that it’s OK not to be a millennial as long as you don’t try to act like one. As Brown would say, being vulnerable “shows that you are in tune with yourself.”Mitch McConnellIn season three, the Queer Eye cast spends an entire episode convincing a young man to find a better spirit animal. He starts out identifying as a sloth and ends up calling himself a lion. If they gave Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a makeover, the Fab Five could help him seem less like a turtle. It’s an unfortunate association, thanks to the downturn of his mouth and his perpetual look of consternation, so anything else would do. Maybe he could try a French bulldog.Alexandria Ocasio-CortezFrom her earrings to pantsuits, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has great style. But there’s one way the Fab Five could still help her out. If Porowski could give her cooking lessons that involved non-vegan dishes, he’d be doing us all a favor.And even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would like it, the lawmakers should leave future makeovers to the professionals.
