AOC’s Iron Dome vote left her crying and it backfired

Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., caused a stir when her attempt at performative dissent with her Tax the Rich” dress at the ritzy Met Gala backfired and invited accusations of selling out.

This week, she s caused another round of controversy on the left with her surprising decision to vote present or take no official position on a bill providing $1 billion in new funding for Israel s Iron Dome missile defense system.

Both of these were symbolic acts. But while last week s debate about the dress was mostly culture-war fodder that told us nothing new or consequential about Ocasio-Cortez s politics, this vote which left the congresswoman crying on the House floor was revelatory, suggesting that she may be leaning more toward the insider track for rising within American political life than might ve been previously assumed.

via www.msnbc.com

What should AOC do? Which way leads to power? So sad!