AOC seems like the perfect example of someone who will end up holding the whip (unlikely: not smart enough) or someone who will be terminated with prejudice for failing to perfectly spout the current Party Doctrine.
The communists have always had purges over purity tests.
The problem with progressivism is you’re never pure enough. Even Robespierre, Marat and Trotsky were found to not be pure enough. When the time comes people like AOC will be next in line after the media and academia.