Not only have those gone nowhere politically, but they wouldn't make enough change fast enough. In the end, after all, global warming is a math problem.
Since some have begun calling her by initials now, it's worth comparing AOC to that other New Yorker, FDR. His New Deal morphed over time as some initiatives floundered and others flourished. But what stayed the same -- and what made the difference -- was the scale. He was attacking the problem of the Great Depression with programs of great size.
There are other similarities too, I think, not least among them the joy that they each bring to the task. (If you want to see the World War II-era equivalent of AOC's dance, take a look at FDR's discussion of "my little dog Fala").
The great governmental gift lies in figuring out first what needs to happen and then at figuring out what is required to meet that need, both in terms of policy and in terms of politics. Ocasio-Cortez can apparently do it backwards, and in heels.
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