• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked her followers why some people support both her and Trump’s re-election.

• Responses were candid, with many noting the economy and the conflict in Gaza.

• Ocasio-Cortez has strongly backed Harris and is tossing around the vice presidency during the 2024 campaign.

Similar to Democrats across the country contemplating the election defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez New Yorkers have spent time considering the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Ocasio-Cortez, a strong supporter of Harris and one of the most progressive voices in the U.S. House of Representatives. I took it to Instagram He argued over the weekend that “most people” are not ready for Trump to be re-elected. He emphasized Trump’s starting promise mass deportations and its tariff threats.

Ocasio-Cortez then opened up to Instagram users, asking for responses from people who supported her re-election and Trump’s candidacy in New York’s 14th Congressional District or who supported Trump and downvoted Democrats in other states.

Ocasio-Cortez to win His district is anchored in the Bronx and Queens by a 38-point margin (69% to 31%), according to the latest AP results. A suitable result Harris has a 68%-30% advantage overall. Over Trump in New York. But in 2020, Biden received 76% of the vote citywide; This reflects the apparent erosion of Democratic support this year.

Most responses pointed to two key issues: the economy and the conflict in Gaza.

Numerous Instagram users said they expressed their general disappointment in not supporting Harris.

Responses to Ocasio-Cortez included:

• “It’s simple… Trump and you care about the working class.”

• “Trump will provide us with the money and we will let the men have their say. You are amazing and have incredible passion!”

• “I feel like Trump and you are both real.”

• “I know the people who did this are from Gaza.”

• “You focus on real issues that people care about. In some ways it’s similar to Trump populism.”

• “I voted for Trump and the Dems because he reached out to Muslims.”

Harris crafts an economic message He believed it would distinguish him from President Joe Biden, who stepped aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee in July. But voters worried about inflation sided with Trump, who promised to address the issue and take a new direction from the current administration.

The vice president also sought to reassure voters concerned about the Israel-Hamas war and the plight of the Palestinians that, as president, he would work to achieve peace in the region. However Biden’s handling of the conflict She was deeply unpopular with the Democratic base — especially among younger voters — and led a critical bloc of Arab American voters in the battleground state of Michigan to ignore Harris at the ballot box.

Democrats have long struggled to rally core parts of their base, including young Black men and Latino voters, who have benefited Trump. Embers has made great progress Many voters in many deep blue states have expressed disappointment with the direction of the country.

Harris argued that her presidency could tackle some of the country’s biggest economic and foreign policy challenges, but ultimately could not recreate Biden’s 2020 coalition.

Correction: November 12, 2024 — An earlier version of this story exaggerated what was known about people responding to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram. It is unclear whether attendees voted.

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