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.
If you even get to 2028, good luck.
Harris was just Biden extended and I think the lack of voter turnout amongst democrats despite the stakes showed what a big disadvantage being a woman is.
The fact 2016 popular vote was close was crazy, but then you have a (half) black woman?
I dunno.
She’s one of the best already in the system, but she’s nowhere as quick quitted or ready on her feet as Mamdani, and more than that, unless they get the house and a super majority in the senate, it’s going to be very hard for her to promise things that will actually come true.
All of that of course has the background where the US might very well not have a 2028 election, especially if they don’t have a massive change in power in the 2026 mid terms.
I would love it. I would love a coloured woman in the top position as a direct pendulum swing back from Trump, but I am also pragmatic and I’m not sure the racism wouldn’t win over actually having a more progressive platform.
I’m slightly hopeful that the Republicans will nuke the filibuster to end the shutdown. Then we can finally excercise tbe ghost of bipartisanship in the Senate and Americans will have to actually live with the consequences of their votes.
Unfortunately, Mamdani is not eligible to run for president 😞
Americans have elected women to every other position of government. I think the issue is Trump as a candidate can motivate the low-info misogynists to turn up when running against a woman. Gotta support team boy.
If that were the case, trumps numbers wouldn’t be similar to the prior election while Harris’s numbers were notably lower.