AOC Chances of Winning in 2028 as Report Says She’s Weighing Run

RepresentativeAlexandriaOcasio-Cortez,aNewYorkDemocrat,couldbeamongthetopcontendersifsherunsforSenateoreventheWhiteHousein2028,accordingtorecentpolls. NewsweekreachedouttoOcasio-Cortez’sofficeforcommentviaemail. WhyItMatters Ocasio-Cortez,aselfdescribedDemocraticSocialist,isoneofthetopfiguresontheleft.TheDemocraticPartyisstrugglingtofindanidentityafteranumberoflossesinthe2024elections.AnumberofpollshaveshownthatsomeDemocratsbelievethepartyabandoneditsbaseandthatwasakeyreasonforformerVicePresidentKamalaHarris’losstoPresidentDonaldTrumplastNovember.Ocasio-Cortezisoftenviewedasacandidatewhocouldactivatekeyvotergroupssuchasyounger,progressivevoterswhomayotherwisesitoutoftheelection. CriticsoutsideandinsidetheDemocraticPartysayherfullembraceofprogressivepoliciescouldalienatemoderatevoters,whoareoftenviewedascrucialtopresidentialraces. TheprogressivefirebrandcouldalsobeaseriouschallengertoincumbentDemocraticSenator