The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Spent Thousands On Uber After She Openly Attacked Uber

What kind of strategy is this?

A few months ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decided to let the world know that she stands in solidarity with yellow cab drivers. We need to STAND UP to Uber!

NYC’s fourth driver suicide. Yellow cab drivers are in financial ruin due to the unregulated expansion of Uber. What was a living wage job now pays under minimum.

We need:
– to call Uber drivers what they are: EMPLOYEES, not contractors
– Fed jobs guarantee
– Prep for automation https://t.co/FjfapJV2ni

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) March 21, 2018

She even blamed the suicide of one cab driver– Doug Schifter– on the rise of Uber and similar alternatives.

Just one teensy, tiny problem. Alexandria loves her some Uber. According to campaign spending reports from the Federal Election Commission, her campaign spent thousands on Uber rides and other alternatives to yellow cabs. THOUSANDS.

But between April and late June, the Ocasio-Cortez campaign recorded spending nearly $4,000 on Uber for what appears to be 160 rides by its staff, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveal.

The payments to California-based Uber ranged from just 59 cents to $82.26 and were filed under “car service.” There’s no data yet for the months of July and August.

Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign does use a New York-based company for travel, but it’s not the traditional yellow cabs that receive the money.

Additionally, her campaign spent $2,500 on ANOTHER ride-share service called Juno.

Interestingly, Ocasio-Cortez campaign didn’t respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Why aren’t they using yellow cabs? What’s up with that, Alexandria? You’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do!