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Monday, May 18, 2026

18: AOC

AOC is taking her time ahead of 2028 Ocasio-Cortez’s allies are ready to cheer whatever she decides — whether it’s a Senate run, a White House bid, or staying in the House — but they see her taking her time. ..................... Whatever she does will get scrutinized ahead of 2028, given polls showing her ahead in a prospective Democratic presidential primary and in a hypothetical matchup against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. But her recent comment that her ambitions were “way bigger” than any title or elected office suggests an alternate path, of an aspiring progressive movement leader who might not have to move up at all. ............... “The thing that’s different for me is that when I choose to mobilize, when I choose to endorse a candidate, I mobilize my entire operation for that candidate,” she told Semafor in a brief interview. “Letting campaigns kind of demonstrate what they’re capable of is one important element to an endorsement. But that’s not to say that a lack of endorsement is a, like, anti-endorsement — which, I think sometimes people take it that way” .............. She’s not alone in being more selective. The Squad Victory Fund, a PAC created to raise money for the group’s four original members and their campaigns, has not invested in any new races this year. ......... To some of her friends in the House, it all adds up to a Democrat who — while Shapiro and other contenders are openly driving toward 2028 — is still assessing her plans. ......... With Schumer noncommittal on reelection in 2028, she could have an easier path to a Senate seat in a deep-blue state than she would to the White House. ............. But

her national profile and popularity with the base means a presidential run could be within reach even if she lags others in preparation.

......... “She doesn’t need to figure it out right now,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. “She’s not like a politician that needs to build name ID, which is why a lot of people get in early. That’s not her.”

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