Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has gone from being considered a far-left backbencher when she was first elected in 2018, to one of the Democratic Party's most prominent rising stars — and with that has come swirling questions and rumors about whether she plans to seek higher office.Former Bara...

“What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional. They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I 100% get not committing to run right now, it would be stupid to do so.

    “In this op-ed that Bezos paid for in The Washington Post, there was a veiled threat — it was the elite saying if you want this job, you just stepped out of line,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “What’s funny about that is they assume my ambition is positional. They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

    But I sure as fuck hope she realizes becoming president is our best shot at that.

    Shed drive down ballot races like Obama did, but isn’t as cocky and obsessed with personal power to ignore the DNC after winning like Obama did. Shed name a progressive chair.

    Bringing in a wave of progressives and putting the party firmly on the progressive side of the divide is absolutely the biggest thing she (or anyone) can do to get us single payer healthcare.

    So like I said, hopefully she’s planning to run, just smart enough to not say it yet.

    • grue@lemmy.world
      3·
      13 hours ago

      So like I said, hopefully she’s planning to run, just smart enough to not say it yet.

      Being a Representative, she’s got an entire other election to win between now and the next Presidential election anyway.

      Announcing that she plans to go for President (and would therefore be leaving the House) might attract primary challengers.