Progressive groups urge Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to consider 2028 presidential run

Progressive activists are working to recruit Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028, the New York Post reported. The movement comes after Democratic victories in the midterm elections. The Daily Mail reported that Ocasio-Cortez won re-election to her congressional seat in New York with nearly 80 percent of the vote. [1][3]

An internal memo has also surfaced promoting the New York Democrat as a prominent national figure, according to the Washington Times. Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, told the New York Post that recent election results made the situation much more favorable for a potential candidacy by Ocasio-Cortez. [1][2]

Green said that anti-establishment leaders who challenge corporate power have demonstrated they can win in presidential battleground states, the New York Post reported. Organizers had already formed a dedicated effort shortly before the midterms to encourage her candidacy, according to the New York Post. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, progressive candidates have been pushing the Democratic Party toward leftward policy shifts, including universal healthcare, climate action, and opposition to corporate money in politics. Should she decide to seek the presidency, Ocasio-Cortez would enter a potentially crowded primary field, the Daily Mail reported. [3][5]