Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has crisscrossed the United States with Sen. Bernie Sanders as Americans speculate about whether the New York Democrat is launching a shadow campaign for president.
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Rep.AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez,D-N.Y.,hascrisscrossedtheUnitedStateswithSen.BernieSanders,I-Vt.,onthe“FightingOligarchy”tour,andAmericansarespeculatingaboutwhethertheNewYorkDemocratislaunchingashadowcampaignforpresident.
Ocasio-Cortez’scampaignaccountpostedavideoonXthisweekthatinvigoratedthoserumorsasthefour-termDemocratfromNewYorkCityandaprogressiveleaderproclaimed,“Weareone.”
“I’magirlfromtheBronx,”Ocasio-Cortezsaidonacampaign-stylestageinIdaho.“Tobewelcomedhereinthisstate,allofustogether,seeingourcommoncause,thisiswhatthiscountryisallabout.”
FiveThirtyEightfounderandprominentpollsterNateSilversignaledearlierthismonththatOcasio-CortezistheleadingDemocrattopickuptheparty’spresidentialnominationin2028.Inadraft2028pickwithFiveThirtyEight’
