Netflix and Shill: New Documentary Pushes One-Sided Look at Progressive Politicians

Of the women who ran for Congress, a Netflix film profiled four, all of whom were Democrats, and three of whom lost. Really, Netflix?

Amy Vilela, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Janet Pierson, Rachel Lears, and Cori Bush attends the "Knock Down The House" Premiere 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW

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Recently, Netflix released “Knock Down the House,” a documentary directed by filmmaker Rachel Lears that follows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other women as they campaigned for office as underdogs.