but not having the legal/institutional knowledge/experience to back it up yet.

she already has a track record of getting tripped up on policy in interviews (palestine/israel, govt spending, etc). thats because she spiked the ball and ran to the cameras before even learning the playbook (and the media loved her for it).

wait until she has to start explaining her votes. and why she put her name behind some non-progressive legislation instead of causing a shutdown and jeopardizing re-election for her entire caucus. or wait until she spends her political capital on some progressive passion project that is bypassed by the majority-moderate dem coalition in congress that is actually responsible for flipping red seats to blue and giving dems control of the chamber (0 'justice democrats'/'our revolution'-backed candidates flipped house seats in the midterms).

or wait until she becomes more known for firing on democrats than she is for firing on republicans. and even her democratic supporters grow tired of her.

theres a big difference between being an activist and a legislator.

just look at ayanna pressley and ilhan omar. 2 freshmen reps...just as progressive and committed...but with actual city/state legislative experience...and not as craving for the limelight. aoc would be best served long term to follow their approach.