Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez more important to the media — left and right — than she is to her own constituents?

The perceived rock star for progressives and Democrats wanting to increase socialism in America had trouble filling a townhall meeting this week in the Bronx.

Johnnie Williams posted a video of photos on YouTube from an Ocasio-Cortez meeting with constituents:

But take a look at some stills from the event as it was going on:

Did you see the large bank of television cameras in the back?

Plenty of empty seats on this side as a woman asks a question:

The first several rows were reserved, presumably for attendees favorable to the congresswoman:

It turns out they were reserved for members of the National Nurses United, a lobbying group pushing for socialized medicine in America, many of them clad in red:

National Nurses United reports on its website the townhall meeting was to prevent privatization of the VA and protect the (unionized) jobs of the government workers.