Independent Senator Bernie Sanders floated Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a potential presidential candidate in the 2028 elections, saying that even though it’s “her decision to make,” she is a “very, very good politician.”
Speaking to Axios, Sanders said that he has been “out on the streets with her” and noticed how she responds when people come up to her. “It’s so incredibly genuine and open.”
Ocasio-Cortez is seemingly positioning herself to run for higher office, whether it is challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his seat or to make a run for president.
Yeah, that would be a shame. Although the shift in direction we could see switching from a Vance-run crumbling Trump regime to AOC would have SO much potential to do good for the US and the world that losing a couple decades of her as a vote in congress would be a bargain. Plus even in retirement she’d have a huge platform to influence hearts and minds.
Standard caveats and disclaimers apply, of course. That goes for everything from the 28 elections happening, to the US still existing, to the Earth’s biosphere still existing. __