Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her team are building toward a possible campaign for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028, Axios’ Alex Thompson reported.
The latter could pit her against old-guard Democrat Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), the Senate minority leader who’s up for reelection in 2028.
According to the report, which cites “people familiar with her operation,” the congresswoman has hired some former advisers to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and is spending millions of dollars to bolster her already formidable online presence.
In-state town halls over the summer reinforced her message for a Senate bid and the national “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Sanders upgraded her visibility for a try at the White House, the article suggested.
But no decision has been made, wrote Thompson, who co-authored the bestselling Joe Biden expose “Original Sin.”
