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Originally Posted by CalledDownLight
I don't really understand why Fox and Republicans have latched on to her as a focal point of attack over any of the other congresspeople with less traditional backgrounds. It seems like a pretty big mistake, but what do I know.
One of the keys to understanding the modern political climate is that the political extremes are symbiotic on each other and have lots of game-theoretic opportunities to cooperate at the expense of the center. AOC and Fox News is a great example. It's good for both FNC and AOC for Fox to attack her, even if she comes off well to people on the left under fire. There are lots of similar pairings these days. A lot of pro-choice/pro-life debates; antifa vs. fascists; Trump vs. the media (not really the same since the media are not on the political left, but it's a similar dynamic).
Arguably a lot of the dysfunction of American democracy is that it was built to accommodate two big centrally controlled parties fighting each other, but we now have a bunch of political factions that are simultaneously fighting each other for control of their parties while also competing across the aisle to win elections.