Once again, Lauren, you miss the point. The perfect is the enemy of the good. Of course I, like you, would prefer a congressional majority of bright, honest young progressives like AOC, and of course we should continue to work toward this goal, and of course most Democratic office holders are corrupt and self-serving. Well guess what? That has been the case not only in our country but in every other nation as well. Read Machiavelli, even if you despise him! Wise, honest, and charismatic leaders are a rarity; most are corrupt, hypocritical, and self-serving. It’s how they suck up to power brokers to get elected. So as always, we must vote for the lesser of two evils—only this time, the greater evil (the fascist Republicans) are EXPONENTIALLY worse!