AOC Test-Runs a Senate Bid in Upstate New York

AOC Test-Runs a Senate Bid in Upstate New York

“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s flirtation with a 2028 Senate bid is getting real — more real than the presidential buzz around her might suggest,” Axios reports. “She’s barnstorming through upstate New York, meeting with local officials, and kicking off a voter turnout program that could help her collect valuable data for a possible Senate campaign.”

AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is 'Rejected'

AOC faces rejection from swing-state Democrats as she tests a 2026 Senate bid amid electability concerns.

A.O.C.’s Curious Red-State Handshake

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made an unusual endorsement this week. As she traveled through upstate New York, campaigning for midterm candidates—and publicly weighing a Senate bid or a 2028 presidential campaign—Ocasio-Cortez also announced that she was backing Tom Perriello, no one’s idea of a democratic socialist, down south in Virginia’s 5th congressional district. “If we want a […]