The Questions Stephen Colbert Should Have Asked Democratic Socialist “Rock Star” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Twenty-eight-year-old, self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently upset ten-term Democratic congressman Joe Crowley in the Bronx. Ocasio-Cortez was an immediate media sensation. The New York Times called her "an instant political rock star." Appearing on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert she was asked, through a series of softball questions, to explain her agenda and ideology.