Ocasio-Cortez about as well known as top Democrats: poll

A new poll shows that freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is about as well-known as top political figures, according to a new poll.

The Morning Consult/Politico survey released Wednesday found that just 22 percent of registered voters had never heard of Ocasio-Cortez.

By comparison, 20 percent of registered voters had never heard of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 21 percent had never heard of presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).

Since she defeated longterm congressman Joe Crowley (N.Y.) in the 2018 Democratic primary, Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) has dominated headlines and been a constant feature of political discourse. 

{mosads}The survey also found that Ocasio-Cortez was the most well-known member of the “Squad,” a group of four progressive Democratic congresswomen that in recent weeks was the subject of a series of online attacks by President Trump. Thirty-four percent had never heard of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), 41 percent had never heard of Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and 51 percent had never heard of Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).

The poll also showed Harris had less name recognition than other top Democratic presidential candidates. Compared to Harris, fewer people had not heard of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (14 percent), Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (3 percent) and former Vice President Joe Biden (3 percent). 

Researchers surveyed 1,992 registered voters registered voters between July 19-21. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.