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Ocasio-Cortez campaign filings show about $47,000 in hotel charges since April
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Daily Mail, the New York Post and Breitbart News report that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s re-election campaign spent thousands of dollars on hotel stays across the country. The New York Post, analyzing Federal Election Commission filings, reports about 45 hotel charges totaling $47,000 since April, including a $5,044 bill at The Memphian in Memphis. Daily Mail says the campaign’s hotel disbursements between July and September totaled thousands of dollars. The outlets describe the spending as luxury stays, and Breitbart attributes the figures to the Post.
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Campaign filings analyzed by the New York Post show about 45 hotel charges totaling $47,000 across the US since April.
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The campaign paid $5,044 at The Memphian hotel in Memphis, according to the New York Post’s review of filings.
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Daily Mail reports the campaign disbursed thousands of dollars for hotels between July and September.
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All three outlets report campaign filings showing tens of thousands of dollars in hotel charges, and the right-side coverage presents the spending as luxury excess by a democratic socialist, using ‘champagne’ labels.
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Right-side headlines lead with luxury-hotel spending and a ‘champagne’ label; Breitbart, rated Far Right, adds a socialist-crusade frame and repeats the Post’s figures.
AOC’s ‘Partisan shorthand“champagne communist”A coined label that mocks a politician’s wealth alongside a political ideology, rather than describing the spending.More neutral: Ocasio-Cortez campaignDisagree with this highlight?’ campaign Loaded verb“lives it up”Frames the hotel charges as indulgence, a judgement beyond the filings.More neutral: spent onDisagree with this highlight? at luxury hotels, Loaded verb“splurging”Describes the spending as excessive and frivolous, a judgement the filings do not state.More neutral: spendingDisagree with this highlight? nearly $50K on stays across US
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splurgingchampagne communistspending spreeChampagne socialist
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splurgingMore neutral: spending
Describes the spending as excessive and frivolous, a judgement the filings do not state.
AOC's spending spree: How Democrat 'Champagne socialist' has been splurging thousands from campaign funds on luxury hotels and chauffeur services
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Partisan shorthand
champagne communistMore neutral: Ocasio-Cortez campaign
A coined label that mocks a politician’s wealth alongside a political ideology, rather than describing the spending.
AOC’s ‘champagne communist’ campaign lives it up at luxury hotels, splurging nearly $50K on stays across…
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spending spreeMore neutral: spending of (amount) or describe the program
Verdict on spending in place of the figure.
AOC's spending spree: How Democrat 'Champagne socialist' has been splurging thousands from campaign…
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Champagne socialistMore neutral: Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
A coined label that pairs a politician’s wealth with a political ideology to mock her, rather than describing the spending.
AOC's spending spree: How Democrat 'Champagne socialist' has been splurging thousands from campaign funds on luxury hotels and…
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democratic socialist darlingMore neutral: Democratic congresswoman
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…out nearly $50,000 on upscale stays in the past seven months — as the democratic socialist darling rallies against the wealthy, The Post has learned.
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forked overMore neutral: paid
Frames a payment as grudging or excessive, a judgement beyond the filing amounts.
The New York Democrat’s campaign forked over $47,000 on 45 hotel charges across the country since April, including a $5,044 bill…
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bougieMore neutral: boutique
Labels the hotel as pretentious, a judgement the filings do not state.
…charges across the country since April, including a $5,044 bill at The Memphian — a bougie boutique hotel in Memphis, with spa services and an extravagant, animal-themed rooftop…
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lives it upMore neutral: spent on
Frames the hotel charges as indulgence, a judgement beyond the filings.
AOC’s ‘champagne communist’ campaign lives it up at luxury hotels, splurging nearly $50K on stays across US
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spared no expenseMore neutral: spent on hotels and services
An idiom that implies extravagance, a judgement the filing amounts do not state on their own.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) election effort has spared no expense staying at posh hotels and tapping luxury services while the so-called…
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so-calledMore neutral: described as
Signals doubt about the label without evidence and frames the politician’s politics as a pose.
…has spared no expense staying at posh hotels and tapping luxury services while the so-called “champagne communist” rallies left-wing supporters against the wealthy in midterm…
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Socialist CrusadeMore neutral: midterm campaign
Casts the campaign as a crusade with an ideological label, a judgement beyond the spending figures.
Report: 'Champagne Communist' AOC Travels in Luxury on Midterm Socialist Crusade Against the Rich
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- luxury hotel stays
- campaign spending totals
- champagne label
- socialist politics
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Report: 'Partisan shorthand“Champagne Communist”A coined label that mocks a politician’s wealth alongside a political ideology, rather than describing the spending.More neutral: Ocasio-CortezDisagree with this highlight?' AOC Travels in Luxury on Midterm Loaded modifier“Socialist Crusade”Casts the campaign as a crusade with an ideological label, a judgement beyond the spending figures.More neutral: midterm campaignDisagree with this highlight? Against the Rich
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) election effort has Sensational language“spared no expense”An idiom that implies extravagance, a judgement the filing amounts do not state on their own.More neutral: spent on hotels and servicesDisagree with this highlight? staying at posh hotels and tapping luxury services while the Delegitimizing label“so-called”Signals doubt about the label without evidence and frames the politician’s politics as a pose.More neutral: described asDisagree with this highlight? “champagne communist” rallies left-wing supporters against the wealthy in midterm campaign appearances.
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AOC’s ‘Partisan shorthand“champagne communist”A coined label that mocks a politician’s wealth alongside a political ideology, rather than describing the spending.More neutral: Ocasio-Cortez campaignDisagree with this highlight?’ campaign Loaded verb“lives it up”Frames the hotel charges as indulgence, a judgement beyond the filings.More neutral: spent onDisagree with this highlight? at luxury hotels, Loaded verb“splurging”Describes the spending as excessive and frivolous, a judgement the filings do not state.More neutral: spendingDisagree with this highlight? nearly $50K on stays across US
Post analysis of Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign filings since April show around 45 hotel charges totaling $47,000 including bougie stays across the country totaling up to $5,000 in some instances.
- Daily MailRight
AOC's Partisan shorthand“spending spree”Verdict on spending in place of the figure.More neutral: spending of (amount), describe the programDisagree with this highlight?: How Democrat 'Partisan shorthand“Champagne socialist”A coined label that pairs a politician’s wealth with a political ideology to mock her, rather than describing the spending.More neutral: Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDisagree with this highlight?' has been Loaded verb“splurging”Describes the spending as excessive and frivolous, a judgement the filings do not state.More neutral: spendingDisagree with this highlight? thousands from campaign funds on luxury hotels and chauffeur services
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign disbursed thousands of dollars for hotels across the country between July and September - as speculation swirls around her political ambitions.
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Daily Mail, Oct 21, 6:31 PM EDT
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- New York PostRightOct 23, 6:08 PM EDT
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