I’ll defend AOC (pre this year). She’s a citizen who saw the B.S in DC and took out a puke life long politician. She would have her own non poll tested ideas and she would say them. She didn’t run every thought past pollsters and consultants. I’ll make a not too often made point. AOC is MAGA. I don’t have to agree with everything or anything she says. She is an American who held a job who ran for office with her own ideas. She seems to be co opted now but to me one of the core ideas is the ability and/or willingness to have your own voice, platform and ideas.
” ... one of the core ideas is the ability and/or willingness to have your own voice, platform and ideas.”
Except that many of her ideas are nonsensical. Somehow, she managed to “study” economics at Boston University without learning much economics.