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.
Harris and Clinton have a lot in common and I don’t think the fact that they both have vaginas is the most prominent shared reason that they lost their respective elections. I have no doubt that there is a subset of voters who would never vote for a woman but I’m pretty confident most of them are Trump voters anyway.
If a progressive woman similar to AOC loses then I’ll concede the point. Until then I believe it’s mostly the unpopular status quo platform causing the problem.