AOCs champagne communist campaign lives it up at luxury hotels, splurging nearly $50K on stays across US
That’s rich.Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s re-election campaign has spent big bucks on posh hotels — shelling 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.The New York Democrat’s campaign forked over $47,000 on 45 hotel 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 bar, filings show.The campaign also racked up bills for $1,599 and $2,694 bill at the 4-star The Candler Hotel in Atlanta, which boasts an acclaimed restaurant and a historic landmark high-rise, according to Federal Election Commission records.They also spent $2,274 at The Talbott, a charming 4-star hotel in Chicago’s trendy Gold Coast neighborhood.
Rooms at The Memphian generally cost roughly $200 to $600 per night, while a stay at the The Candler Hotel goes for $130 to $600 nightly.Rooms at The Talbott cost $200 to $400 per night.In Manhattan, the campaign also spent $530.46 at the upscale Thompson Central Park hotel, which boasts “jaw-dropping” views in rooms up to $1,852 per night, and $318 at the Hyatt Seville NoMad on 29th Street – both rated as luxury tier properties.Hotel bills were for her entire team, and may have included multiple stays for multiple nights.The cross-country tour comes as the “tax the rich” pol is using her lefty superstar image to try and bolster Democratic candidates ahead of the November midterm elections — while also building her own clout as she toys with a run for president in 2028.All of the 45 stays were at hotels classified by industry rankings as “luxury,” upscale or upper upscale.North Country businessman Anthony Constantino — the Republican running for outgoing Rep.
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