This event involves routine ethics enforcement requiring AOC to pay for Met Gala attendance. Constitutional damage is minimal: rule_of_law (2.5) reflects proper ethics oversight functioning, corruption (1.5) captures minor violation correction, election (0.5) reflects minimal electoral impact. Severity multipliers are low (0.8-0.9) as this is corrective, reversible, and sets no dangerous precedent. Mechanism modifier 0.7 reflects weak constitutional mechanism (ethics enforcement working as designed). Scope 0.85 for narrow federal impact. Final A-score: 2.14. B-score is high: outrage_bait (8) and media_friendliness (9) due to AOC's polarizing status and celebrity event angle, meme_ability (7) for 'tax the rich dress' irony, novelty (4) as ethics violations are common. Layer 2: mismatch (7) between minor payment issue and attention level, pattern_match (8) fits 'progressive hypocrisy' narrative, narrative_pivot (6) and timing (5) moderate. Intentionality (8) suggests partisan amplification of routine matter. Final B-score: 29.19. Delta: -27.05 strongly indicates List B distraction.