This might come off a little ranty, but something in a lot of AOC threads I keep seeing is people hoping for her to be president one day. She just got here. Calm yourself. More importantly, it points to a rather large issue in the way a lot of Americans view politics, as if the end goal of any politician is to be president and that the position of president is where your favorite politician can affect the most change.
Maybe she'd make a great president, I don't fucking know. Nobody has any idea right now. But take this shutdown as a reminder that the president is only one branch of government and that Congress is supposed to be a coequal branch. Do you want AOC to have a short career as a congresswoman and then possibly be president for 4-8 years? Or do you want her leading the way in the house or senate for 40+? Which one will ultimately lead to the most good? I don't think she even knows - though I'm glad it seems like she's settling in nicely and quickly.
Stop wishing she'd be president her first month in office. It continues to paint the presidency as the ultimate source of power when what we really need to do is move far faaaar away from that mindset.