Far-left tees up AOC for 2028 presidential run after midterm blue wave

WASHINGTON — Lefty efforts to recruit “Squad” Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for a 2028 presidential run are gaining steam on the heels of the Democrats’ blowout midterm victory.“Tuesday made the waters a lot warmer for AOC to run,” Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, told The Post.“Abdul [El-Sayed] and others proved that anti-establishment leaders who challenge corporate power can win in presidential battleground states.”Shortly before the midterms, progressives formed the “Ready for AOC” hybrid PAC aimed at getting the lefty darling to throw her hat in the 2028 presidential arena.The group doled out a petition hailing the “Squad” darling as the Democrats’ best shot at delivering lasting change.“AOC is one of the most popular politicians in the country, and is uniquely positioned to cohere a coalition of the center and left while running as an anti-establishment working-class populist,” the group’s petition declared.

Some of Ocasio-Cortez’s closest allies now appear to be embracing the idea more openly.Her campaign team had blasted out a memo Tuesday contending that she has a broad appeal beyond deep blue parts of the country.The memo crowed that her small-dollar fundraising rivals Sen.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as her allies work to position her for 2028.“Much will be discussed about the future of the Democratic Party and 2028.You may be asked whether you support her running for President or for Senate in New York or staying in the House,” her congressional campaign wrote in a memo sent to allies on Tuesday.“Rep.

Ocasio-Cortez will continue to do what she’s always done: look for ways to do the most good for the most people,” the memo added.“But, over the course of the last two years, she has proven herself to be one of the most effective voices in the country for America’s working class.”The Squad rep had crisscrossed the country, holding “Fight Oligarchy” events with Sand...