In between filming tours of the Capitol, hosting Q&As while making mac and cheese and quoting Cardi B on Twitter, its no wonder Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been dubbed Congress unofficial queen of social media.
And now other Democrats want in on her success.
The House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee tapped the 29-year-old congresswoman to teach her colleagues how to use Twitter as an effective and authentic messaging tool to connect with constituents, according to a notice sent to Democrats and obtained by CNN .
Ocasio-Cortez, who has amassed 2.42 million Twitter followers, confirmed late Wednesday that she would be teaching the class Thursday. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) will co-teach the session, which is open to all members.
Perks of being in the Democratic Caucus: I will be teaching a Twitter class tomorrow morning open to all members https://t.co/5DD82ndThR
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Thursdays session will also go over the importance of digital media storytelling, a topic that has yet to be fully embraced by many members of Congress.
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The older generation of members and senators is pretty clueless on the social media platforms, Himes told USA Today , noting that some members of Congress get 25-year-old staff members to manage their social media accounts.
Some members of Congress also fall painfully flat when trying to utilize digital platforms.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren , for example, used an Instagram live-stream to announce her 2020 presidential run, then was mocked on Twitter after she declared she was gonna get me a beer. Other congressional Twitter feeds look more like a bulletin board than a place for discussion.
I dont always drink beer. But when Im trying to look relatable, I do it on Instagram. -Elizabeth Warrenhttps://t.co/YE5VyjVtLi pic.twitter.com/dTeeqlwtxQ
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Ocasio-Cortez, on the other hand, is effortlessly relatable on social media, giving her fans an inside look at life in Congress while also getting real about her policy positions.
In a live-stream of her new member orientation, she geeked over and over again as she showed off her swag bag, discovered what she called Hogwarts (more formally known as the Library of Congress) and did coin laundry.
On Wednesday, she tweeted photos of her and her staff looking for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) so they can talk about the government shutdown .
800,000 workers are missing their paychecks and were pushing to get them paid ASAP.
Were here doing our job - the House has voted to reopen government whole or in part several times - so why cant we find GOP Senators to ask them do theirs? #WheresMitch pic.twitter.com/FogCPg6ayZ
800,000 workers are missing their paychecks and were pushing to get them paid ASAP.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 16, 2019
Were here doing our job - the House has voted to reopen government whole or in part several times - so why cant we find GOP Senators to ask them do theirs? #WheresMitch pic.twitter.com/FogCPg6ayZ
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Thanks to everyone who joined me last night for my first Instagram Live Cook + Q&A!
It was great answering questions casual and political alike from constituents and supporters across the country.
See you next time! https://t.co/j1GZIfsqEt
Thanks to everyone who joined me last night for my first Instagram Live Cook + Q&A!
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 10, 2018
It was great answering questions casual and political alike from constituents and supporters across the country.
See you next time! https://t.co/j1GZIfsqEt
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instead of the ones for members of Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 14, 2018
Even campaigns to smear her on social media seem to work in her favor.
When a right-wing Twitter account attempted to expose Ocasio-Cortez with a video of her dancing on a roof , it backfired by going viral in her favor. Then she made a new dancing video, this time at her office on Capitol Hill.
I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous, she wrote in a tweet liked more than 787,000 times. Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too.
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Shes also quick to quip back at her haters on Twitter. Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker attempted to mock Ocasio-Cortezs proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate on annual earnings above $10 million with an analogy, but she used his own joke against him.
Explaining marginal taxes to a far-right former Governor:
Imagine if you did chores for abuela & she gave you $10. When you got home, you got to keep it, because its only $10.
Then we taxed the billionaire in town because hes making tons of money underpaying the townspeople. https://t.co/Wcnn2sEgek
Explaining marginal taxes to a far-right former Governor:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 15, 2019
Imagine if you did chores for abuela & she gave you $10. When you got home, you got to keep it, because its only $10.
Then we taxed the billionaire in town because hes making tons of money underpaying the townspeople. https://t.co/Wcnn2sEgek
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Representatives of Twitter and the House Administration Committee will be at Himes and Ocasio-Cortezs social media session Thursday.
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