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.”

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    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.