Will Ocasio-Cortez Run For President In 2028?
Political strategists have mixed feelings on whether she could get elected.
Democrats are still grappling with the fallout of Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to President-elect Donald Trump, but their focus is already shifting to the 2028 presidential race.
As speculation mounts about who could lead the party in the next election cycle, one name is gaining increasing attention: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The congresswoman from New York has become a prominent figure in Democratic circles, with strategists considering her as a potential catalyst for party reform and a revitalizing force to energize the progressive base.
Former Trump official Monica Crowley cautioned Republicans on Friday not to underestimate Ocasio-Cortez, and suggested the young lawmaker could be a formidable candidate in 2028.
Since her stunning 2018 victory over a long-standing incumbent, Ocasio-Cortez has become a household name, thanks in large part to her social media platforms. Through these channels, she has built a direct line to voters, often bypassing traditional media to deliver her progressive message.
However, not all Democrats are enthusiastic about the prospect of an Ocasio-Cortez candidacy. Doug Schoen, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and a longtime Democratic strategist, warned that a run by Ocasio-Cortez could spell disaster for the party.
In a recent appearance on The Ingraham Angle, Schoen argued that the Democratic Party needs to pivot toward the center on cultural and fiscal issues, positioning itself as more disciplined and pragmatic.
He added that Ocasio-Cortez's progressive platform might be too radical for a broad coalition of voters, ultimately diminishing her chances of securing the nomination.
As the 2028 race looms on the horizon, the debate over Ocasio-Cortez's potential role in shaping the future of the Democratic Party is only set to intensify.
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My advice as a long time activist, radical thinker, and organizer is simple, "Let's not get ahead of ourselves!" The idea that we should be looking ahead four years, without setting an agenda and/or plan to advance new or popular faces, is short sighted and over ambitious. AOC would even agree, particularly since she is so in tune to the D.C. political dynamic and class nature of the power cabal, and she too is committed to organizing from the bottom up. The U.S. has a long history of sidelining working class advocates, if not through political denigration and scandal or assassination, then through overwhelming financial expenditure in massive media blasts. Just look at the recent results of the duopoly show, and, the racist dig directed at AOC about the classic U.S. colony being an island of garbage, an intentional social media blast to signal the threat to the "cultural norms" of the U.S. colonial order. We live in a class society, ruled by the 1% cabal of billionaires, linked as heirs of the slave masters and feudal lords of the past, a contemporary "Roman Empire" that guards its war booty religiously and selfishly. In the final analysis, if the "progressives" can't detach from either ruling class duopoly party, with a movement that can fill stadiums as the pro sport corporations do now, what makes anyone think that a working class woman can be successful in the empire's presidency? AOC would probably say clearly on this day, "Let's get our feet on the ground, and affect change through a working class movement, advocate for our place at the table, and, take on the racist cabal that controls this government!" The fight is for the future generation and their survival, not for a presidency.