AOC’s congressional competitor never took her seriously, skipping debates, etc. (Oluo)

Crazy that Joe Crowley skipped not just one, but two debates with AOC.

References

Crowley’s seeming inability to consider Ocasio-Cortez as a serious competitor didn’t seem to faze her. When he was a no-show to their first scheduled debate, she gamely debated an empty chair. When he skipped yet another debate, sending a representative in his place, even the New York Times began to wonder if he had stopped taking his role as a US congressional representative seriously. 30 — Mediocre, pg 186