Subject: Re: AOC’s thoughts on Taiwan
It's always an advantage in politics to be telegenic, and an older balding dude can also be telegenic (hi, Dwayne Johnson!).

Wow, you guys are really trying hard to not say 'no', aren't you? :)

And that's why I gave you the example of John Fetterman - who occupied a similar "darling of the progressives and terminally online" lane in 2022, despite being middle aged and bald during his candidacy.

Fetterman isn't the right example. For one, his positions are Classical Democrat, not what the party is now.

And her rise to prominence within the party has been the result of forging connections, alliances, and relationships within the House and among party folks around the country. A bald male with the same set of skills, issues, positions, and background would have done just fine and would have been plenty successful.

She had none of this when she started, I'll remind you.