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.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Like explain how doubling down on the consolidation of executive power mitigates the rise of fascism?

    Jfc you are not only insufferable with a utterly terrible political read, you also lack reading comprehension.

    I’m not making a judgement about the consolidation of executive power: I’m accepting where things actually are instead of the fantastic world you wish existed. The fact is the US government in the previous 20 years has transformed such that there is an exceptional consolidation of power in the executive. That simply is.

    Then you try and misrepresent it as advocacy.

    AND THIS is why I approach these conversations these ways, because it gets you to put yourself on display. You’ve got nothing when it comes to the merits and when your bag of tricks trying to fool people is empty, you go back to personal attacks.

    Its exactly why people need to dismiss you.