Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Brings Twitter 101 Lessons To Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC (CNET) - House Democrats are hoping new colleague Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can show them the path to Twitter success.
The New York congresswoman will join Jim Himes of Connecticut for a session, hosted by the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, "on the most effective ways to engage constituents on Twitter and the importance of digital storytelling" on Thursday morning, USAToday reported.
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Ocasio-Cortez, who has 2.43 million Twitter followers and 1.8 million on Instagram, had a viral moment just before becoming youngest-ever US congresswoman, when a Twitter user tried to use footage of her dancing in college to embarrass her.
The 29-year-old tweeted about the class on Wednesday, noting that it's one of the "perks of being in the Democratic Caucus."
Perks of being in the Democratic Caucus: I will be teaching a Twitter class tomorrow morning open to all members ???????????????? https://t.co/5DD82ndThR
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 17, 2019
Himes is 52 and has nearly 77,900 Twitter followers, a group he thinks is "more typical of most members" than his younger colleague's. He also generally runs his own account instead of leaving it to staffers -- a factor he reckons is key in social media popularity.