I see what you mean. I thought you meant they were able to bypass the media as gatekeepers, rather than just using the media in a different way. I'd also add t

I see what you mean. I thought you meant they were able to bypass the media as gatekeepers, rather than just using the media in a different way. I'd also add that AOC is able to use social media now to build national support, but she won her primary with old-fashioned shoe leather politics. Even local NYC press didn't run a lot of stories until after she won the primary (I was closely tracking a race in a neighboring district so I think I saw most of what was out there.)