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Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame

A employee, right, works in her office as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during an interview to The Associated Press at her office in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., second rom right, talks to Chhaya Community Development Corporation Executive Director Annetta Seecharran right, and Urged Sherpa as they walk through the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, talks to Emran Hossain, during a meeting at the Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, poses for a photo with a group of Nepalese immigrants, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, during a tour of the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, greets residents of the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, speaks to Chhaya Community Development Corporation Executive Director Annetta Seecharran, left, and Urgen Sherpa, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, during a tour of the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, tours the Hunts Point Produce Market, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) A kitchen worker at the Bhanchha Ghar looks at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as she arrives at the restaurant, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. (As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) A supporter holds up a signed photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after she with constituents after her monthly town hall for District NY-14 in the Astoria neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, greets one of the workers during a tour of the Hunts Point Produce Market with Teamsters Local 202 President Danny Kane, center, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, talks to the owner of the Bhanchha Ghar restaurant Bimla Shrestha, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., third from right tours the Hunts Point Produce Market with Teamsters Local 202 President Danny Kane, left, and President of S, Katzman Produce Stephen Katzman, second from left, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, is given a hug by a supporter as she meets with constituents after her monthly town hall for District NY-14 in the Astoria neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., smiles during a meeting at the Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., greets patrons of the Bhanchha Ghar restaurant, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, during a tour of the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being celebrity in her own right, she's determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame