Subject: Re: AOC’s thoughts on Taiwan
So just like the fact that DJT is tall had at least something to do with his rise to his current position in the Republican Party, AOC being good looking had something to do with her rise in the Democratic Party.

Trump is where he is because of a) he's rich b) he has universal name recognition c) he excels at marketing. All that pre-dated his involvement in politics.

None of that applied to AOC when she was installed in her House seat *and* simultaneously as The Voice Of The Social Media Generation by the party.

You don't knock off a well-funded veteran incumbent Congressman (and Chairman of your party's Caucus to boot) without having some mad skillz.

AOC took advantage of an intense anti-Trump sentiment in 2018 to unseat an uncharismatic, lumpy middle aged dude. She rode the #woke wave to her credit.

Hey, good for her.

despite unseating a powerful and popular incumbent and facing the inevitable tension between a progressive base and more centrist leadership - speaks to even more political savvy.

Erm, okay. The pendulum of the democrat party has been to swing to the hard left since 2003. The "centrist" leadership you mention isn't really that.