The Alexandria Conundrum

What do democrats do about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York’s 14th congressional district’s two-time winner and thorn that regularly punctures the democrat’s big tent?

What to do about the 31 year-old representative who has protested outside Speaker Pelosi’s office, questioned “Who is Black?” when asked about reparations, routinely criticizes President Biden, and who seems to have critical and inflammatory rhetoric especially reserved for MVP Harris?

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez receives an abundance of attention from the beltway and mainstream media, positive and negative, and which seem not to matter to her according to both her fans and detractors. She is both lovingly and derisively referred to by her now-famous initials “AOC” and as “Always On Camera,” due to the amount of coverage and publicity her social media posts generate.

To use an office analogy, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is the public relations person who is great at generating attention and publicity but who is toxic in the office with her peers and management.

To use a sports analogy, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is the player the General Manager surprisingly drafted higher than anyone expected because her “Potential was too great to pass up and she can end up being great” but who still hasn’t proven the GM right.