resonate."

But she'll also likely become the favorite target of Republicans, who gleefully pounce on her mistakes and mock her as an ill-informed radical. After years of making Pelosi their favorite political pinata, the GOP may have finally found a more resonant antagonist. Additionally, Democrats who narrowly won traditionally red districts in Virginia and Kansas may be loathe to see their party be driven by a hard-line socialist from the Bronx.

Still, Ocasio-Cortez, along with her sisters-in-arms, possess a potent ingredient that will make them formidable even if they aren't foolproof: fearlessness.

"People in her community are coming up to her every day and telling her, 'Don't just fall in line, don't just go in there and do nothing. You need to fight,'" said Saikat Chakrabarti, Ocasio-Cortez's incoming chief of staffInjured Toronto Raptors forward Jared Sullinger‘s timeline to return could be anywhere in the range of 2-3 months, team president Masai Ujiri told reporters on Monday.

Sullinger was scheduled to have foot surgery Monday afternoon. The procedure will see him have a screw inserted into the fifth metatarsal in his left foot. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley in New York City.

The four-year veteran joined the Raptors as a free agent in July. He has averaged 11.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 24.9 minutes in 258 regular season games.

The Raptors begin their season Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons at Air Canada Centre.

With files from Associated Press