I Want AOC to Run For President, But I’m Terrified of What This Country Will Do to Her

Why I still have hope anyway

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A month ago I watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez post a live video on Instagram explaining exactly what it felt like for her during the Capital riots on January 6th. It was a deeply brave and moving video, but I couldn’t fully appreciate it at the time. I was too busy…