Yes, but…
They forgot that communism is genocidal totalitarianism, which is probably relevant.
you had one job
I mean, damn, Obama got elected, so AOC "maturing" and rejecting the VERY far left ain't so crazy as a viable strategy.
Remember Bill Clinton's election hinged on that very thing (Sister Souljah… ).
She is pretty much the ONLY Democrat (apart from Mamdani is a much more restricted way) who has ANY kind of actual charisma.
But breaking up with her "normal white guy" boyfriend isn't necessarily the "flex" she (or THEY) may think it is.
If she starts a podcas with MTG, that would be dastin.
She could absolutely do that by herself or with anyone, and without even doing anything too risque, would suck all the oxygen up.
She would be what they thought Trump was in 2016 (I thought it at first too… a totally non-serious spoiler in a crucial contest).
Perhaps bigger things are afoot.