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DeSantis for President? New Poll Shows Him Running 3rd

A new AtlasIntel poll gives Ocasio-Cortez 26% among Democrats and Rubio 45.4% among Republicans, while her 2028 plans remain unclear.

  • A new AtlasIntel poll released this week places Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the top of the 2028 Democratic primary field with 26% support, marking the first time the New York progressive has led the field.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads the Republican primary field with 45.4% support, while President Donald Trump has refused to endorse a successor despite calling Rubio and Vice President JD Vance a "perfect ticket" on May 11.
  • Following Ocasio-Cortez, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds 22.4% support, while prediction markets give her only an 8% chance of winning, reflecting a divide between current voter sentiment and trader expectations.
  • Despite favoring Democratic candidates, 79% of respondents agreed the party is in a "crisis of leadership," with 68% believing Democrats have "systematically betrayed some of their longstanding constituents."
  • While Ocasio-Cortez has not clarified her 2028 plans, she rejected the focus on political titles, stating, "My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country.
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DeSantis for president? New poll shows him running 3rd

A new poll shows Marco Rubio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading 2028 presidential primary fields. What about Ron DeSantis?

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