New York (EFE).- A group of progressives launched «Ready for AOC» on Monday, a campaign aimed at boosting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman’s profile as a potential Democratic candidate for the 2028 presidential election.
«AOC is the only candidate who can lead the working class movement to fight the oligarchy and transform America. We’re organizing across the country to build the grassroots support we need to win in 2028,» the platform declared in its inaugural social media post.
The campaign aims to recruit 10,000 leaders nationwide to help establish a network that will secure at least one million signed pledges to support Ocasio-Cortez.
«Ready for AOC» told The New York Times that it has already secured support from over 500 local political and labor leaders across 35 states.
«The goal is to build the infrastructure of a grassroots movement in the case that she decides to run, but also to demonstrate to her that, ‘Look, there is a movement behind you ready to power you to victory should you choose to run for president,’» group spokesman Ravi Sahai told the New York daily.
The profile of Ocasio-Cortez, one of the primary figures of the party’s progressive wing, has gained significant momentum following the Democratic Party’s sweeping victory in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, where they reclaimed control of both houses of Congress from Republicans.
Alongside the broader blue wave, candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the organization that supports Ocasio-Cortez, saw major gains following the elections.
Voters also favored other progressive lawmakers, such as Michigan Senator Abdul El-Sayed, who does not identify with the socialist label.
The progressive wing of the party is now focused on advancing a candidate from within its ideological spectrum, pivoting away from repeating a more centrist strategy aligned with traditional Democratic leadership.
According to a report by Axios this weekend, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, also a member of the DSA, recently met with labor leaders to promote a left-leaning, labor-friendly candidate.
Mamdani, who is partly driving this progressive push, is ineligible to run for the US presidency because he was born in Uganda. EFE
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