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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is keeping the door open for a 2028 White House bid after a new poll showed the New York Democrat as the leading choice among prospective Democratic presidential candidates.
She sidestepped Digital’s question asking if she would like to be the Democratic 2028 nominee.
“I have genuinely not really weighed seriously anything past the midterm elections,” Ocasio-Cortez told Digital when asked if she is interested in a run. “I think that I’m taking in this information just like anybody else.”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US congresswoman for the Democrats, speaks at TU Berlin. (Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The progressive House Democrat repeatedly has toyed with the idea of both a presidential bid and a potential Senate bid to run against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., when he is up for re-election in two years.
Insight into the Democratic party’s top pick for the presidential election in 2028 was released in a University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll Wednesday — showing Ocasio-Cortez as voters’ frontrunner candidate.
While New Hampshire no longer holds the first official Democratic presidential primary, the state has played a large role in testing White House hopefuls and remains closely watched for early voter signs.
Ocasio-Cortez dodged giving her own thoughts on the poll that shows strong interest for her to lead the Democrats in the next election cycle.
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“You’re gonna have to ask a voter about that,” Ocasio-Cortez said when asked about the new poll. “I have less insight into it than they do.”
The poll projected her ahead of other prospective candidates that are likely to run in 2028, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other prominent party members.
Support for Ocasio-Cortez rose to 22% support among likely Democratic voters. Ocasio-Cortez gained seven points since February’s survey — placing her one point ahead of Buttigieg and 17 points ahead of Harris.
Both Harris and Newsom lost ground since February’s survey.
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Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed many socialists that won in their respective primary elections, beating out incumbents and mainstream Democrats.
Ocasio-Cortez has been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America in prior runs. She is largely expected to receive a Democratic Socialists of America endorsement for the 2028 election, as infighting has erupted within the organization over its potential pick.
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Some Democratic Socialists of America members are advocating to announce an earlier presidential endorsement, as the organization usually selects their endorsement at its biennial national convention — taking place in summer 2027.
Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
