Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is gearing up to either launch a presidential bid or challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in 2028, multiple people “familiar with her operation” told Axios in a report published Friday.
"It would be the height of arrogance to assume she couldn't win the 2028 nomination,” said Ari- Rabin-Havt, former deputy campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential bid, speaking with Axios.
“...She has a supporter base that, in many ways, has a larger potential width than Bernie's. She has been in the glare of the spotlight from day one and has the national campaigning experience a lot of other potential candidates are now trying to get."
According to those familiar with AOC’s 2028 plans, who spoke with Axios under the condition of anonymity, AOC has recently hired former senior advisors to Sanders in an effort to “bolster her operation.”
Insiders said AOC had not made any final decisions as to whether to pursue the Oval Office or Schumer’s seat, the latter of which was described by Axios’ Alex Thompson as a potential “generational clash,” pitting the 35-year-old progressive against the 74-year-old Democratic Party powerhouse.
AOC traveled the nation this year alongside Sanders as part of the two’s “Fight Oligarchy” tour, a series of rallies highlighting the outweighed influence of wealthy elites in politics, drawing tens of thousands in attendance, including 34,000 to one rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, the single-largest event ever held by the Democratic Party at the time.
According to recent polling, AOC is viewed more favorably than either President Donald Trump or former President Joe Biden, and in another recent poll, remains one of only three American politicians with a net positive favorability.
