Why would anyone underestimate AOC? There is so much footage and baggage showing her to be an ignorant and vacuous empty suit, that anyone with an ounce of sense would laugh at the proposition that she's president material.
On second thought, who could have imagined a jihadist communist becoming mayor of NYC?
We have a problem with too many of the electorate lacking sense , i.e., lacking critical thought.
Kamala Harris did not do well in 2024.
AOC is just like Harris except she's 25 years younger. And she has some charisma. But she's no Obama or Bill Clinton.