Polling Shows Ocasio-Cortezs Rising Fame

She’s also making a name for herself beyond the Beltway.

The latest Morning Consult/Politico survey found Ocasio-Cortez to be better known than a number of the Democratic Party’s possible 2020 presidential contenders, including former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who in 2018 enjoyed his own time in the spotlight as the unsuccessful challenger to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The Jan. 11-14 poll surveyed 1,984 registered voters and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.

Polling also shows that the rising profile of the Bronx-area lawmaker registers most among the opposition, with Republican voters forming opinions about her faster than Democrats.

“Ocasio-Cortez has clearly become a figure of derision in the conservative press – and a figure of great interest and even admiration in the liberal imagination – and the attention she has garnered has led to her quite quickly becoming a major national figure,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

Since August, Ocasio-Cortez has seen a 14-point increase in the share of voters who have an opinion on her.

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