Overview

• Axios reports Ocasio-Cortez's team is positioning her for either a presidential bid or a New York Senate campaign in 2028.
• The operation has added former senior advisers to Bernie Sanders to bolster strategy and execution.
• Her team has poured millions into digital advertising and list-building, yielding hundreds of thousands of new small-dollar donors and 36.7 million social followers, according to tracking by Chaotic Era.
• She broadened her footprint with a national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour with Sanders and a series of upstate New York town halls, including a stop in Plattsburgh.
• She has made no decision, her office declined to comment, and a Schumer matchup would set up a generational contest as he faces reelection in 2028.