She’s embarked on a nationwide tour with Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, held town halls outside of her district in upstate New York, and raised $15 million
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive who has cemented her popularity with young voters, is reportedly considering running for president or the Senate in 2028.
Ocasio-Cortez, 35, made a splash when she was elected to represent New York’s 14th congressional district, located in the Bronx and Queens, in 2019. Now, the Democrat is reportedly considering taking the next step in her political career as the party searches for its next generation of leaders, Axios reported Friday.
Members of Ocasio-Cortez’s team have recently been positioning the progressive lawmaker, known as AOC, to either run for president or run for a Senate seat.
As much as I would love a very progressive Democrat from New York to be president she realistically has no chance of getting enough voters to win the GE especially in the purple/red states that Harris had a hard time with.
The best she could aim for is running in the primary, shaking up the candidates and getting the winner to adopt her agenda or at least have her as a VP.
To be fair, Harris was a reasonably unlikable candidate. Maybe AOC has similar baggage. I hope not. I’d love to see her at the top of a ticket.
Bullshit. She has a better chance in those states than Harris had, specifically because she isn’t an establishment Democrat.
How much longer is it going to take before folks finally start to get it through their heads that left populists like Bernie and AOC can tap into the same disillusionment that Trump exploited?
I think winner adopted agenda would be nice but I don’t think VP is the move. I would love for her to take Schumers seat.