"AOC is sensational in The Candidate—a pitch-perfect parody of power, politics, and personal branding. She turns a puppet role into a populist revolution, with viral charisma and just enough chaos to make you believe it could really happen. Satirical gold.”
Backstory:
AOC is introduced to the public as a “self-made success story”—a tough, streetwise survivor from the crumbling public housing blocks of District 9, who “overcame adversity” by studying drama and working as a waitress at a bar while auditioning for this Washington political theater. Her campaign biography is filled with emotional stories of growing up without garbage disposal, dodging gang recruiters, and teaching herself economics by listening to Greta Thurnberg rallies.
AOC masterfully plays both personas—AOC the gritty communist sympathizer, and AOC the calculating marketer of makeup, Tesla cars, and furniture. The audience knows the truth; her followers never suspect a thing.