I take it that you don't much care for AOC. Are you one of her constituents? If not, she likely does not give a rip what you think about her. Just saying...
Not sure I understand the point of this. Are we only allowed to discuss politicians who are in our district, or that we know personally?
Wait, you said you have seen many, many videos of her. Does this mean rather than being a constituent you are a stalker.
No, it means she is a popular figure, I have twitter, listen to podcasts, and read realclearpolitics. She's been in office for years and in the news. Again, what's the point of comments like this?
If Ben Shapiro asked me to sit down for a 'civil conversation' in the midst of my campaigning for office, I would be suspicious of his intentions.
Whether you like his politics or not, Shapiro is always polite to his guests. It's his M.O. He said he would give her a platform to voice her positions on things. Of course, if she could not articulate those positions when questioned, she'd get exposed.
In August 2018 when AOC was campaigning for the office to which she got elected, Shapiro said during a segment on “The Ben Shapiro Show” that he would donate $10,000 to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign if she agreed to debate him. She tweeted “Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday night. “And also, like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.” This seems to me like a rather clever play on words on her part... especially for someone who some people call a dunce. Catcalling and egging someone on is pretty close to the same thing.
To which Shapiro replied in a tweet, "Discussion and debate are not “bad intentions.” Slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent, however."
She made a wise decision to run the other way. He tried to set her up and failed. Simple as that. It's not like it would have helped her get elected... probably the opposite.
It would have exposed her because she's not smart enough to have that discussion. Her handlers knew this, and wisely declined. She'll never do it now that she's established, because she still could not handle it.