AOC Is Getting Too Mainstream for Her Progressive Base
New Yorker known as AOC is Biden campaign emissary to young, minority voters.
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has gone mainstream.
The 34-year-old New York Democrat skyrocketed to national fame in the last half decade for her ambitious progressive proposals, in-your-face brand of politics and disregard for party elders.
Now she’s serving as President Joe Biden’s emissary to disenchanted young and minority voters, two blocs the 81-year-old desperately needs to beat Donald Trump and win reelection in November.