Ocasio-Cortez Leaves 2028 Bid Open as 51%-49% Poll Fuels Speculation
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Ocasio-Cortez Leaves 2028 Bid Open as 51%-49% Poll Fuels Speculation
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 5
Summary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to rule out a 2028 presidential run, saying the bigger goal is guaranteeing healthcare for all Americans rather than winning higher office.
Fox News Digital quoted the New York Democrat repeatedly redirecting questions about her political future toward universal healthcare, arguing the value of office depends on what it can deliver.
Last month in Chicago, she told strategist David Axelrod that her ambition is to change the country, calling single-payer healthcare, living wages and workers' rights more enduring than any elected post.
A December Verasight poll showing Ocasio-Cortez ahead of Vice President J.D. Vance 51% to 49% intensified 2028 chatter after she reposted it and later said she would "stomp him."
Her name is already circulating in early Democratic 2028 discussions alongside Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro and Pete Buttigieg.