AOC leaves door open for 2028 presidential bid as campaign buzz soars

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., did not rule out 2028 presidential aspirations when asked by Fox News Digital about the viral video that had pundits guessing if she was soft-launching her campaign. “I think what people should be most concerned about is the fact that Republicans are trying to cut Medicaid right now, and people’s healthcare is in danger.That’s really what my central focus is,” the New York Democrat said when asked if she was considering a run for president, despite President Donald Trump’s assurances that he wouldn’t cut Medicaid. “This moment isn’t about campaigns, or elections, or about politics.

It’s about making sure people are protected, and we’ve got people that are getting locked up for exercising their First Amendment rights.We’re getting 2-year-olds that are getting deported into cells in Honduras.

We’re getting people that are about to get kicked off of Medicaid.That, to me, is most important,” Ocasio-Cortez said on Capitol Hill on Trump’s 100th day in office.Ocasio-Cortez has crisscrossed the United States with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, on the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, and Americans have been speculating about whether the New York Democrat is launching a shadow campaign for president.Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign account posted a video on X last week that invigorated those rumors as the four-term Democrat from New York City and a progressive leader proclaimed, “We are one.”“I’m a girl from the Bronx,” Ocasio-Cortez said on a campaign-style stage in Idaho.

“To be welcomed here in this state, all of us together, seeing our common cause, this is what this country is all about.”FiveThirtyEight founder and prominent pollster Nate Silver signaled earlier this month that Ocasio-Cortez is the leading Democrat to pick up the party’s presidential nomination in 2028.In a draft 2028 pick with FiveThirtyEight’s Galen Druke, Silver chose Ocasio-Cortez as his top choice to lead the Demo...