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AOC Can Draw a Crowd. The Midterms Will Test Whether Her Politics Can Win Before 2028
Ocasio-Cortez is testing whether her progressive message can help Democrats in close races and build support for a future Senate or presidential bid.
- On Friday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallied for Randy Villegas, a progressive candidate in California's 22nd District seeking to unseat Republican Rep. David Valadao in one of the country's most competitive House races.
- Ocasio-Cortez is campaigning to prove her progressive brand can win beyond the Democratic base, positioning herself for a potential 2028 presidential run. She told a recent fundraiser: "If you champion these policies that have popular support, we can win."
- Former Representative Fred Upton questioned her broad appeal, stating: "There's a place in the party for her but I don't think it's a majority." Upton noted she would struggle to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
- Campaigning in Nevada on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez confronts demographic hurdles ahead. Jaime Harrison, former Democratic National Committee chair, said winning South Carolina requires connecting with voters at "you better go to churches, you better go to union halls, you got to go to HBCUs."
- Pivotal midterm races in Maine and Michigan will test whether her progressive brand can secure victories in competitive districts. Success there would strengthen her case for future national office, while defeats would raise questions about her appeal beyond Democratic strongholds.
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AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028 – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had little trouble drawing a crowd. In a final campaign swing with progressive candidates across the country, the Democratic congresswoman from New York packed rooms in Michigan’s deeply Republican Upper Peninsula, where chants of “AOC” broke out. In Ohio and Maine, hundreds of students turned out to catch a...
·Chevy Chase, United States
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AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had little trouble drawing a crowd. In a final campaign swing with progressive candidates across the country, the Democratic congresswoman from New York packed rooms in Michigan’s deeply Republican Upper Peninsula,
·Baltimore, United States
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