The Left is idolizing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez like the Right idolizes Trump

Published January 24, 2019 3:36pm ET



Idolizing elected officials is nothing new and, despite claims to the contrary, certainly isn’t a feature of only one political party.

Though many Republicans are often reprimanded for blind allegiance to President Trump, Democrats do the very same thing. One could say that the multiple attempts to resist the current administration are making the Left more like its opposition than it cares to admit. (See: Trump derangement syndrome.)

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