Is the US ready for President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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Key context: <p>The New York congresswoman’s power is in the spotlight as people wonder if the stars are finally aligning for her to run for US president in 2028</p><p>“They assume that my ambition is positional. They assume that my ambition is a title or a seat. And my ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country.”</p><p>The words were delivered slowly, deliberately and with some steeliness by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/03/aoc-interview-2024-election-climate-democrat">Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>. Her audience, crammed into the pews of Rockefeller Memorial chapel <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-presidential-run">at the University of Chicago</a>, burst into spontaneous applause. That was in May. In the three months since, the speculation around Ocasio-Cortez’s ambitions – for herself and for America – has only grown louder.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/will-aoc-run-for-president">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The New York congresswoman’s power is in the spotlight as people wonder if the stars are finally aligning for her to run for US president in 2028“They assume that my ambition is positional. They assume that my ambition is a title or a seat. And my ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country.”The words were delivered slowly, deliberately and with some steeliness by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her audience, crammed into the pews of Rockefeller Memorial chapel at the University of Chicago, burst into spontaneous applause. That was in May. In the three months since, the speculation around Ocasio-Cortez’s ambitions – for herself and for America – has only grown louder. Continue reading...
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