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AOC Builds 2028 Options, Weighing White House Bid or Schumer Challenge

Former Sanders advisers are now in her orbit, with out-of-district ad targeting signaling a deliberate infrastructure build.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 16: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks with NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani as he leaves the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Zohran met privately with Sanders after attending a breakfast event hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) He is expected to meet House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who has yet to endorse later this week. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Axios reports that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is positioning for either a 2028 presidential run or a New York Senate bid, with no decision announced.
  • Her operation has recruited former senior advisers to Bernie Sanders and is expanding digital outreach and donor lists to enable either path.
  • Meta Ad Library data reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon shows roughly $500,000 in recent Facebook and Instagram ads, more than 90% of which were excluded from her own district, pointing to statewide or national targeting.
  • Ocasio-Cortez has held town halls across Upstate New York and joined Sanders on a nationwide 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour as she grows a following that now totals about 36.7 million across major platforms.
  • Polling remains mixed: she trails leading Democrats in early national primary surveys but leads Chuck Schumer in several hypothetical New York Democratic primary polls.