“When you look at the Squad in Congress, the women who receive the most vitriol, they are the same women who inspire and motivate the most people in the country,” she said in an interview for this book. “Their time in Congress has been relatively short, and yet their national standing is so high. Any time I ask younger women whom their favorite elected officials are, they say AOC is one of their heroes. It is important not to underestimate the power these women have, which can be scary to white men.”
