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

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.

    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      86·
      13 days ago

      If they nominate someone like kamala harris or joe biden again, it’s all over.

      If they nominate someone like that, you should still go vote for that person and continue to fight for change, because the alternate is still far worse. The reality with US politics is that unless one of (or both) the two major parties implodes, the president will be affiliated with one of them. If one of the parties does break apart, it will guarantee a win for the other party.

      If there is one thing the right does very well, it’s to whip it’s voters in line when election time comes. They may removed and moan, but they’ll vote for the ® regardless.

        • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
          53·
          12 days ago

          sure thing, but you still need to vote for the less harmful candidate if your favourite doesn’t get the nomination. You got Trump because people figured they’d protest and not vote or vote for Jill Stein or whatever. Republicans may have not been fully on board with a second Trump term, but they still voted for him. They will vote for whoever has the ® by their name next time as well.

          Does voting dem just kick the can down the road? Absolutely, but better than not having a can to kick…

            • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              12 days ago

              Yeah, looking forward to staying home on election day.

              Have fun with another republican term then, because that is the only plausible result of not voting against them. That is, if there is another election since your morally superior not-voting got you Trump again and Project 2025 is by many accounts, well ahead of schedule. Good Job!

                • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  22·
                  12 days ago

                  Have the day you protest-voted for. Keep protest voting and losing. Keep letting your rights get eroded because your perfect candidate isn’t on the ballot. But hey, if you protest vote enough, you might not have to vote anymore, the candidate that you allowed to take the white house said so.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
      1·
      12 days ago

      At the moment, that will likely be Newsom unless something major happens.