{"id":18265,"date":"2025-10-18T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18265"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:51:11","slug":"ocasio-cortez-responds-to-question-about-2028-presidential-bid-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18265","title":{"rendered":"Ocasio-Cortez Responds To Question About 2028 Presidential Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., did not dismiss the possibility of a 2028 presidential run when asked by Fox News Digital about a viral video that sparked speculation she may be subtly launching a future campaign.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think what people should be most concerned about is the fact that Republicans are trying to cut Medicaid right now, and people\u2019s healthcare is in danger. That\u2019s really what my central focus is,\u201d she claimed when Fox News asked her about a potential presidential bid.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and Republicans have repeatedly said they aren\u2019t cutting Medicaid or Medicare benefits but are focused on eliminating the waste, fraud, and abuses that Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE team has reportedly found in both systems.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis moment isn\u2019t about campaigns, or elections, or about politics. It\u2019s about making sure people are protected, and we\u2019ve got people that are getting locked up for exercising their First Amendment rights. We\u2019re getting 2-year-olds that are getting deported into cells in Honduras. We\u2019re getting people that are about to get kicked off of Medicaid. That, to me, is most important,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

For the record, the administration isn\u2019t \u2018deporting 2-year-olds into cells\u2019 in any country as part of its sweeping efforts to find and deport the millions of people who crossed illegally into the country under Joe Biden\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n

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Ocasio-Cortez has been traveling across the country with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on the \u201cFighting Oligarchy\u201d tour\u2014fueling speculation that she may be laying the groundwork for a presidential bid. Last week, her campaign account posted a video on X that intensified those rumors, featuring the four-term New York City lawmaker and prominent far-left \u2018Squad\u2019 member, declaring, \u201cWe are one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a girl from the Bronx,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said on a campaign-style stage in Idaho. \u201cTo be welcomed here in this state, all of us together, seeing our common cause, this is what this country is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, FiveThirtyEight founder and noted pollster Nate Silver suggested that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. During a draft-style 2028 preview with FiveThirtyEight\u2019s Galen Druke, Silver selected Ocasio-Cortez as his top pick to head the party\u2019s presidential ticket.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of points in her favor at this very moment,\u201d Druke said, adding, \u201cAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has broad appeal across the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Social media users have been reposting Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s video across the X platform, Fox noted, using it as evidence of her 2028 presidential ambitions. \u201cGet ready America. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will almost undoubtedly run for president in 2028,\u201d political reporter Eric Daugherty noted in response to the video.<\/p>\n

As whispers circulate about Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s bid for higher office, a Siena College poll of New York voters (April 14\u201316) shows Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s favorability slipping to 39%, while Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s climbs to 47%.<\/p>\n

A Siena College poll conducted April 14\u201316 shows New York voters\u2019 views shifting back home: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s favorability stands at 39%, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s has climbed to 47%.<\/p>\n

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Schumer drew criticism in March from within his own party for backing the Republican, Trump-endorsed budget bill that prevented a government shutdown, prompting outrage and planned boycotts from congressional Democrats, Fox noted.<\/p>\n

That intra-party discontent is mirrored in the poll\u2019s numbers. At the same time, DNC Vice Chair David Hogg and his group, Leaders We Deserve, faced pushback from the DNC this week after investing $20 million to elect younger Democrats in safe House districts.<\/p>\n

Ocasio-Cortez raised a staggering $9.6 million in the past three months\u2014one of the largest hauls ever for a House member. Her campaign noted that the funds came from 266,000 individual donors, with an average contribution of just $21, Fox added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time, resources, & energy. Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez stated on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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