Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‑NY) marketed progressive Democrats and Gov. Tim Walz (D‑MN) as “normal,” in contrast to the “creepy” ticket of former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R‑OH).
In an Instagram livestream, Ocasio-Cortez reaffirmed her support for Walz, portraying Vice President Kamala Harris’s selection of him as a uniting moment. She contrasted the Harris-Walz ticket with that of Trump-Vance, which she portrayed as “weird” and “creepy.”
“And I think the two of them together really show what America is actually about and what our values actually are, and Trump and J.D. Vance are, like, the creepiest people you’ve ever met in your life,” she said. “Like, truly, I think, like, I mean, where do we even start with J.D. Vance? Like, he’s weirdly obsessed with women’s bodies …