Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Directly Addresses People Who Voted For Both Her And Trump [Video]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday reflected on Donald Trump’s success in last week’s election and engaged with supporters on social media to try to unpack the thinking that led to it.

The progressive lawmaker, who cruised to reelection in New York’s 14th congressional district, noted that many House Democrats outperformed the top of their ticket. In her district, voters swung toward Trump by a substantial margin compared to how they voted when the president-elect faced Joe Biden in 2020.

“Let’s do this right now. If you voted for Donald Trump and me, or if you voted for Donald Trump and voted Democratic down-ballot, I would really love to hear from you,” Ocasio-Cortez said during a Q&A on her Instagram story.

“This is not a place of judgment. I’m not gonna, like, put your stuff on blast or anything like that, or dunk on it. That’s like, genuinely not the intent here. I actually …