What the left usually does is push someone out front where that person gets all the attention, while they are scheming in the back.
This happened during the onset of Roe V. Wade. They pushed the women out front making them feel all happy and free, while the men were scheming in the back.
Another example is Beto. He is called to a private meeting with Obama and Valerie Jarrett after he loses to Ted Cruz. Now he is out making himself known nationally. One could safely surmise that Obummer and ValJar are preparing for another deep White House connection with Beto as their stooge.
The question should be what is the deep state doing while AOC and Beto are flapping their lips?
Absolutely correct. The left have always had their mouthpieces spewing far left ideology in order to drive people and culture to the left. Ted Kennedy comes to mind.