AOC Fuels 2028 Buzz at 36 as Polls Put Her Ahead in New Hampshire
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 15
AOC Fuels 2028 Buzz at 36 as Polls Put Her Ahead in New Hampshire
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 15
Summary
Three months after declaring her ambition was to “change this country,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing intensifying 2028 presidential speculation as allies and critics read her recent moves as campaign positioning.
Two actions this past week sharpened that chatter: she disclosed on Instagram that she is freezing her eggs, and she distanced herself from parts of the pandemic-era left by saying “Woke One was crazy.”
Polls and profile are driving the buzz. A University of New Hampshire survey last month put her atop a potential Democratic field there, while a Zogby poll found a generic democratic socialist leading a generic Maga candidate 45% to 33%.
Her path is still crowded and risky: possible rivals include Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom, while Democrats question whether a democratic socialist can win Black voters in states such as South Carolina.
At 36, Ocasio-Cortez would be the youngest US president in history, but some strategists argue a New York Senate run first could give her more gravitas before a White House bid.