Ocasio-Cortez to decide after midterm elections whether to run in 2028 — The Hill

In the United States, Democratic Party House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she will decide after this year's midterm elections whether to run for president in 2028. She said this in an interview with The New York Times, The Hill reports.

Decision after the midterm elections

Ocasio-Cortez called a possible presidential campaign a personal matter. According to her, she is 36, will soon turn 37, and is thinking about what a potential candidacy would mean for her life.

The New York congresswoman is one of the politicians most frequently mentioned among possible contenders for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2028 election. The Hill notes that the success of democratic socialists and progressive candidates in recent Democratic primaries could strengthen Ocasio-Cortez's position as a potential candidate.

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Identity and electability

Ocasio-Cortez also said she is thinking about how her identity could affect a potential campaign. She called the current U.S. administration “very regressive” and noted that she is a woman and a Latina.

According to her, these circumstances may be part of the discussion about candidates' electability, but she does not shy away from such realities. Some influential Democrats, according to The Hill, have recently become more confident in assessing her chances in future presidential races and compared her political rise to Barack Obama's 2008 campaign.