Posted on 09/22/2026 1:10:02 PM PDT by Libloather
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a thinly veiled warning to the Democratic establishment, making clear she wouldn’t step aside for any other potential presidential candidates in 2028 — including Kamala Harris.
“I don’t think that my decisions would come down to deference,” Ocasio-Cortez told The New York Times when asked which factors would weigh on her decision about whether to launch a White House bid.
The 36-year-old New York Democrat — the youngest woman ever elected to Congress — has yet to announce a presidential campaign, but her comments make clear she isn’t waiting for a nod from Democratic leaders or a potential primary rival before deciding her own political future.
That could put her directly at odds with Harris, the former vice president, who remains among the Democrats being discussed as a potential 2028 candidate after her failed bid in 2024.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, has said he would not challenge Harris if she decides to run.
“I don’t know if she runs, but we’ll see,” Newsom told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “But I wouldn’t run if she ran.”
The White House is not the only option for lefty congresswoman AOC.
Ocasio-Cortez could seek reelection to the House or challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his New York seat.
“Every element of this is something that’s within consideration,” she told The Times.
But a presidential run would carry enormous personal stakes.
“It’s very all or nothing,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “If I were to run in this cycle, and not win, I would be done.”
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In bikinis and mud!
“Two lightweights without a brain between them.”
Totally.
DEI vs DEI.
Did she ever figure out how to run her garbage disposal? She is getting a little past her prime.
There’s a lot of money to be had just running for president, perhaps millions, go ask Bernie or Kamala.
War of the idiots.
...because they don't have any.
Not with these two. This is spanx flab wear and cat urine.
But the problem is NOT that they have no brains... the real problem is that they have voters and supporters with no brains or common sense willing to enthusiastically vote for them.
The Whore of Babylon has an applicant.
She’s running.
“I’ve been dealing with drunken hags for years as a bartender.”
She’d be an idiot to run this early in her life ... oh, wait ...
Democrat Primaries: Beyond Thunderdome.
Subtle threat from AOC to Kamala: “Better hire the replacement for the security guy who quit. Unless you want to use his wand mirror to check under your limo yourself.”
Another woman who refused to leave the ring and then she and her rival couldn’t wait for the later main event.
Before Wrestlemania XL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHppiKlRRUU&t=4s
AOC IS WAAAAAAY OUT OVER HER SKIS
Cat fight!
“But the problem is NOT that they have no brains... the real problem is that they have voters and supporters with no brains or common sense willing to enthusiastically vote for them.”
A very good point.
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