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AOC is keeping two very big options open for 2028
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) left the door open Sunday to either running for president in 2028 or challenging fellow New Yorker and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.
Key facts
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) left the door open Sunday to either running for president in 2028 or challenging fellow New Yorker and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer
- ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez on "This Week" whether she would run for president, after noting a recent New Hampshire poll showed her leading the prospective Democratic field
- Ocasio-Cortez also sounded markedly more pragmatic than the young challenger who shocked the Democratic establishment in 2018
- Ocasio-Cortez cast Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan and a broader wave of insurgent Democratic victories as signs the party is undergoing a generational "renewal
Summary
Ocasio-Cortez is emerging as a leading potential heir to the movement built by Sen. ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez on "This Week" whether she would run for president, after noting a recent New Hampshire poll showed her leading the prospective Democratic field. "I'm focused on winning the midterms. When Karl asked whether running for Senate against Schumer was also possible, Ocasio-Cortez said that "anything is possible at this juncture.