I would surmise that first and foremost, she is glib. Some Democrat aparatchick heard her holding forth in the bar. She was taken on and trained and perhaps paid and put forward as a candidate.
“Democrat aparatchick heard her holding forth in the bar. She was taken on and trained and perhaps paid and put forward as a candidate.”
You’re right. IIRC, it was a coordinated effort, sponsored and carried out by groups such as The Young Turks and others. Apparently they openly recruited people to infiltrate the party, and she was one of them. It wasn’t only AOC, but others as well. They were trained.
I wish I had paid more attention to this issue; there might be more available online.