Reality….AOC possible New York New York US Senate Run?

I say reality and I mean it….

The media  fronting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a Democratic Presidential candidate IS just Media Hype…..

She’s a 36 year old New York City Latina …..

She’s Has NO chance to be President Right Now….

BUT?

Replacing New York US Senator Chuck Schumer in 2028 , would be something she could be aiming for as a REALITY…..

 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s flirtation with a 2028 Senate bid is getting real — more real than the presidential buzz around her might suggest.

• She’s barnstorming through upstate New York, meeting with local officials, and kicking off a voter turnout program that could help her collect valuable data for a possible Senate campaign.

Why it matters: Whether the House member from New York runs for Senate or the White House is one of the biggest questions hanging over the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.

Zoom in: Her swing through Buffalo and Ithaca was officially aimed at boosting Democratic turnout in the midterms. But it doubled as a way to test AOC’s appeal far from her home base of Queens and the Bronx, and build relationships with locals.

• In Buffalo, she met privately with Mayor Sean Ryan, then held an impromptu press conference with him, generating coverage of the duo on local TV news.
• She and her team later kicked off a voter-turnout operation that could help them gather information about the electorate outside New York City.

• “I want to be very forthright about our intentions here, which is to transform the state of New York,” Ocasio-Cortez told activists in a Buffalo arts center who were attending a training session of hers aimed at getting inactive voters to the polls.
• In Ithaca, she appeared at an apple festival with Rep. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.) and on Sunday was scheduled to headline a “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall. It’s friendly terrain: The city is home to several democratic socialist elected officials, and Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

The intrigue: AOC says she’s genuinely undecided on whether to run for the White House or Senate. Her recent activities upstate suggested that wasn’t a head fake.

• Ryan said Ocasio-Cortez has been talking with state officials about how help communities beyond New York City.
• Meanwhile, some influential Democrats in early presidential primary states have told us they haven’t yet heard from AOC. And she hasn’t made public visits this year to some of those early states, a contrast from other potential 2028 contenders who are practically living in them.

Many political insiders believe that if Ocasio-Cortez were to run for an open Senate seat, she’d clear the Democratic field.

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who’s in his fifth term, hasn’t said whether he’ll run for reelection…..

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Note….

AOC is cruising to re-election in the US House this November….

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