AOC refuses to rule out 2028 run for Senate or White House

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 17:20 · Archive

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has declined to rule out challenging Senate leader Chuck Schumer or running for president in 2028.

The progressive Democratic congresswoman from New York told the New York Times she would not exclude the possibility of running for Senate or higher office in 2028, even if Democrats win back the Senate majority. She indicated she is weighing how race and gender factor into her political calculations.

How it is being reported

• AOC reveals the brutal calculation behind her 2028 White House ambitions as she opens up about her two major vulnerabilitiesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez is still weighing where her political future lies, but two questions are clearly weighing heavily on her mind, her race and her gender.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 17:11
• AOC says she'll decide on presidential run after midtermsIn an interview with The New York Times, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discussed the possibility of running for president in 2028. Former Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina and Democratic strategist Corbin Trent join with analysis.CBS News · 22 Sept, 23:16
• AOC opens up about race, gender in weighing possible 2028 White House bidRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., opened up about how race and gender factor into her 2028 presidential election calculus in a new interview.Fox News · 22 Sept, 19:41
• AOC claims she won’t run for office again if she loses in 2028: ‘It’s very all or nothing’New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has dramatically claimed that if she runs for her seat again or for the Senate or White House in 2028 and doesn’t win, that’s the end of her time in office.New York Post · 22 Sept, 19:33
• AOC refuses to rule out run against Senate leader Chuck Schumer‘I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,’ the progressive US representative says US politics live – latest updates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , the progressive Democratic congresswoman, has refused to rule out a potential run against the party’s Senate leader Chuck Schumer amid mounting speculation around her political ambitions. When asked by the New York Times whether she would challenge Schumer in 2028, when his current term is up, Ocasio-Cortez declined to exclude the possibility – even if Democrats win back the Senate majority. Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 16:23

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