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Saikat Chakrabarti
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The right-wing actually cannot believe that a working class latina like @AOC is smart, talented, and capable. They are creating entire conspiracy theories to try to disprove her intelligence. So here's some @AOC facts to show y'all just how good she is.
1) @AOC runs her own Twitter/IG. This is VERY rare in Congress. Most politicians have staff come up with what to say/figure out how to frame things. But @AOC's knowledge of issues is so deep that she does the communicating/framing herself.
2) @AOC writes all her own speeches. Though, TBH, most of her 🔥 speeches are off the dome. Just watch Coates interview her. She can talk in depth on policy issues for hours (unlike most politicians) because she REALLY knows what she's talking about. remezcla.com/culture/alexan…
3) Unlike most MoCs, @AOC sits through full committee hearings and will often improvise on questions based on what she's observing. Nobody prepped her to "play a game" in the HR1 hearing, and her entire staff watched it live with jaws dropped.
4) @AOC is one of the smartest & hardest working people I've ever known. Right wingers not comprehending this is peak racism/sexism -- and also fear. If @AOC can do this, what's to stop other talented working-class women of color from vying for power? Must keep 'em up at night.
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