"Axios reported that "people familiar with her operation" say the progressive New York congresswoman is working to boost her profile both across the state and nationally, and that "her team is working to give her choices" ahead of the next presidential election and the end of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) current term. Ocasio-Cortez, who stunned the political establishment by winning the Democratic primary in New York's 14th District in 2018 and beating former longtime Rep. Joe Crowley,"
"In March, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders drew a crowd of 34,000 people in Denver-after speaking to 11,000 in the town of Greeley, Colorado, which is represented by a Republican in Congress-for their rally focused on shifting political power away from the wealthiest Americans, fighting for programs like Medicare for All, and holding the GOP accountable for their efforts to rip Medicaid and food assistance away from people while handing out tax breaks to the rich."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is preparing a 2028 campaign for either the U.S. Senate or the presidency while her team works to expand options and raise her profile across New York and nationally. Her operation seeks to position her ahead of the next presidential election and the end of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s current term. She has hired former advisers to Sen. Bernie Sanders and joined parts of his Fighting Oligarchy Tour, drawing large crowds in Denver and Greeley. Messaging emphasized shifting power from the wealthy, Medicare for All, and protecting Medicaid and food assistance. Heavy digital ad spending in 2025 generated hundreds of thousands of small-dollar donations, and recent surveys show substantial Democratic support for democratic socialism and candidates like Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders over establishment leaders.
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