The 2010 footage of Ocasio-Cortez dancing comes from her days at Boston University. It went viral, for sure. But The New York Times, GQ, Newsweek and Ocasio-Cortez, among others, were quick to. A newly-surfaced video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing with friends in college has gained widespread attention online. The video shows the newly-elected representative from New York. An attempt to embarrass newly elected U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a nine-year-old video showing her dancing while in college backfired when it drew a wave of support for the.

The head of New York state’s Democratic Party said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shouldn’t challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

“I think it would be a primary driven by ambition more than by need,” the party’s head, Jay Jacobs, told the New York Post on Dec. 26.

There have been unconfirmed reports for months suggesting Ocasio-Cortez—a self-described democratic socialist who has promoted far-left policies—would challenge Schumer.

“Schumer has been a progressive force in the state for decades,” Jacobs said. “She has a constituency that admires her and supports her, and they’re in her community, and I think it would be a loss for them if she were to do that.”

Jacobs further stipulated that Schumer would “absolutely” defeat the second-term congresswoman.

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“We’ve never met. I would look forward to doing that,” he said of whether or not he’s met Ocasio-Cortez. “I am open to that at any time.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment by press time. The congresswoman, who is typically active on Twitter and other social media platforms, has not publicly commented on Jacobs’s claims.

Earlier in 2020, Ocasio-Cortez was asked by a Politico reporter about whether she would attempt to unseat Schumer, a longtime senator and one of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party. “I don’t know,” she responded at the time.

“I don’t know if I’m really going to be staying in the House forever,” she also told Vanity Fair in October.

At the same time, she has frequently said the Democratic Party needs “new leadership,” taking aim at both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Schumer.

In 2018, Ocasio-Cortez was able to defeat former Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in what was one of the biggest upset victories during the midterm elections.

Schumer is currently serving his fourth 6-year Senate term after he was reelected in 2016. He is up for reelection in 2022.

President Donald Trump has weighed in on a potential political battle between Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez.

“Schumer’s going to get beaten by her. She’s going to run against Schumer, and he knows that, and he’s going to get beaten by her unless you can talk her out of doing it,” Trump told Fox News Business in August. “He has no chance.”

When a video clip of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as a college student dancing on a rooftop went viral on Thursday, journalists and leftists immediately accused conservatives of being “outraged” and leapt to her defense.

Yet there appeared to be little actual outrage coming from any conservatives over the video, as some noted on social media.

I haven't encountered any conservative outraged over that high school video of Ocasio-Cortez, but the media keeps telling me conservatives are outraged by it.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 4, 2019

Nonetheless, Newsweekran a story titled, “CONSERVATIVES MOCK ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR COLLEGE DANCING VIDEO, EVERYONE ELSE THINKS IT’S ADORABLE.”

The story did not list any examples of conservatives attacking her and only journalists defending her, prompting calls for Newsweek to correct its story.

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As several journalists noted, no conservatives mocked her. So we can wait for them to also correct this. https://t.co/61V56iLO1p

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 5, 2019

Headline says “conservatives”

Article says “one twitter user” https://t.co/oDreuT33Sa

— Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) January 5, 2019

This lame #Reuters article proves my point from my earlier tweet. I don't believe ANYONE was 'outraged' by this completely charming video.

This is NOT journalism. https://t.co/CvZzlvETmW

— (((Mike Glenn))) (@mrglenn) January 4, 2019

The video with Ocasio-Cortez dancing was actually first published on YouTube on September 30, 2010, and featured Boston University students dancing in an apparent homage to scenes in the movie Breakfast Club. The credits list her as “Sandy Ocasio-Cortez.”

The clip of Ocasio-Cortez went viral after an anonymous Twitter account with the handle “@AnonymousQ1776” tweeted a mash-up of her dancing, along with the comment, “Here is “America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is…High School video of “Sandy” Ocasio-Cortez.”

The account was deactivated shortly after, and it is not clear who compiled the mash-up.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez — who is now widely known by her full name, or “AOC” — herself jumped on the faux controversy, telling the Hill that it was unsurprising that “Republicans would think having fun should be disqualifying or illegal.” She did not reference which Republicans she was talking about.

She later posted another video — albeit much more subdued — of herself dancing in front of her congressional office, tweeting:

I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous. Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too! Have a great weekend everyone :)

Judicial Watch’s Jerry Dunleavy mocked the whole faux controversy over her dancing — and proved that Republicans also let loose — by dredging up the clip of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

Since we’re all talking about politicians dancing, here’s a reminder that this happenedpic.twitter.com/el68mzIuvb

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 4, 2019

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Meanwhile, conservatives did scrutinize Ocasio-Cortez’s recent remarks on CBS’s 60 Minutes, including wanting 70 percent tax on the “tippy-tops” of wage earners and comparing herself to Republican President Abraham Lincoln:

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[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] is not being bullied because she is the youngest person in Congress. People are actually holding her to task because she knows absolutely nothing and she made it to Capitol Hill. – @RealCandaceOpic.twitter.com/DeWrwyv6zP

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— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) January 6, 2019