Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
The progressive lawmaker is taking a larger role in Democratic politics, supporting moderate candidates and helping drive the party’s economic message. Now she is planning a major trip abroad.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s heightened role comes as Democratic insiders begin to whisper more loudly about what she might do in 2028. She has long been seen as a potential presidential candidate or as a successor — or challenger — to Senator Chuck Schumer, 75, the minority leader, who has not said if he will run again.
But the congresswoman, who declined an interview request, is unlikely to announce any choice until 2027, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic advisers, allies, colleagues and friends. They described a politician, known to a select few as Alex, who is known for making last-minute decisions and who is keeping her cards hidden.
“That’s her life — running for president, running for Senate, whatever it is, is a very big decision,” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s political mentor, said in an interview.
nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/aoc-run-for-president-or-senate-2028.html
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
The progressive lawmaker is taking a larger role in Democratic politics, supporting moderate candidates and helping drive the party’s economic message. Now she is planning a major trip abroad.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s heightened role comes as Democratic insiders begin to whisper more loudly about what she might do in 2028. She has long been seen as a potential presidential candidate or as a successor — or challenger — to Senator Chuck Schumer, 75, the minority leader, who has not said if he will run again.
But the congresswoman, who declined an interview request, is unlikely to announce any choice until 2027, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic advisers, allies, colleagues and friends. They described a politician, known to a select few as Alex, who is known for making last-minute decisions and who is keeping her cards hidden.
“That’s her life — running for president, running for Senate, whatever it is, is a very big decision,” Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s political mentor, said in an interview.
nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/aoc-run-for-president-or-senate-2028.html
#AOC #ocasiocortez #ocasio #cortez #berniesanders #bernie #sanders #progressivevoice #theprogressivevoice
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