{"id":14857,"date":"2025-03-23T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T09:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/left-wing-democrats-wait-on-aocs-decision-as-they-look-to-2028-election\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T09:48:06","slug":"left-wing-democrats-wait-on-aocs-decision-as-they-look-to-2028-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/left-wing-democrats-wait-on-aocs-decision-as-they-look-to-2028-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing Democrats Wait on AOC\u2019s Decision as They Look to 2028 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For the last decade, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been running for president, planning a run for president or pushing former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to adopt more progressive policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But now, as Democrats find their legal and fund-raising institutions <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-republicans-attack-democrats-actblue.html\" title=\"\">under attack<\/a> from the Trump administration, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/22\/us\/politics\/democrats-trump.html\" title=\"\">their base voters furious at their congressional leadership<\/a> and their party\u2019s popularity at a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/democratic-party-hits-new-polling-low-voters-want-fight-trump-harder-rcna196161\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">generational low<\/a>, progressives are also staring down the prospect of a post-Bernie future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A movement politician with a large and devoted base of supporters, the 83-year-old Mr. Sanders has signaled that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us\/politics\/bernie-sanders-iowa-trump.html\" title=\"\">he does not intend to run for president again<\/a>. The question now is who will lead the network he built from scratch into the next presidential election and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Interviews with nearly 20 progressive Democrats about the left wing\u2019s future revealed a faction that sees the ideas Mr. Sanders has championed \u2014 reducing the power of billionaires, increasing the minimum wage, focusing more on the plight of workers \u2014 as core to the next generation of mainstream Democratic politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Though there is little agreement about who will emerge to guide progressives into a post-Sanders era, virtually everyone interviewed said there was one clear leader for the job: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And it just so happened that Mr. Sanders and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez spent three days last week on a \u201cFighting Oligarchy\u201d tour through Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. In Denver, they drew 34,000 people, what Sanders aides said was the largest crowd of his career. Neither has so much as obliquely referred to the torch-passing nature of their trip, and in an interview, Mr. Sanders declined to answer questions about whether Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, 35, would inherit his mantle. But the subtext of their travels appears clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She is what\u2019s next \u2014 if she wants it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAlexandria has been doing an extraordinary job in the House,\u201d Mr. Sanders said. \u201cYou can\u2019t sit back. You can\u2019t wallow in despair. You\u2019ve got to stand up, fight back and get involved in every way that you can. There\u2019s nobody I know who can do that better than Alexandria.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-5225146b\">Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s three options<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who declined an interview request, has said nothing publicly about her political plans. Several people who said they had spoken with her relayed that she was far from making any decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the fourth-term congresswoman has three clear options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She could focus on the House, where she has become a well-liked and respected member of the Democratic caucus, and try to become a committee chairwoman if Democrats win back a majority in next year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She could run for the seat now held by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader. Or she could seek the presidency in 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">(Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has also mused about dropping out of politics altogether, the people who had spoken with her said. This seems less likely, given her lengthy admonition on Thursday to a crowd in North Las Vegas, Nev., to stay involved in the fight against the Trump administration.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/14\/nyregion\/aoc-schumer-democrats-ny.html\" title=\"\">evident frustration<\/a> with Mr. Schumer after he greenlit the passage of a Republican spending bill this month heated up the long-simmering conversation about whether she might run for his seat in 2028, whether he seeks a sixth term or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A person who has worked with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez on campaigns, and who insisted on anonymity to discuss private outreach, recounted being inundated with calls from Democrats \u2014 and not just those on the far left \u2014 after Mr. Schumer\u2019s vote, asking about the congresswoman\u2019s future and encouraging her to consider higher office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cShe\u2019s not looking to jump to the next thing or the next thing or the next thing, just for the simple reason of jumping to that thing,\u201d said former Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, a political ally and friend of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s. \u201cWhen everyone is saying, \u2018Speed up,\u2019 that\u2019s actually the time to slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He added: \u201cYou got to take a breath. That race for the U.S. Senate is three years away. Let\u2019s govern for a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has also had extensive conversations with House allies like Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who said he had spoken with her about his own deliberations over whether to run for the Senate. Ahead of last year\u2019s election, Mr. Raskin decided to remain in the House, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jamie-raskin-wont-enter-maryland-senate-race-1cf0e61b\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">passing on a Senate race<\/a> in which he would have been a heavy favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Senate provides a larger megaphone for politicians, Mr. Raskin said, but he believes they can accomplish more of their policy goals in the House, a prospect that may appeal to Ms. Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 who hardly needs a larger megaphone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are in a moment of crisis, and a crisis is always a moment when new leadership surfaces to speak to the moral and political imperatives of the time,\u201d Mr. Raskin said. \u201cThis crisis may be the end of some people\u2019s political careers, and it may be the beginning of some people\u2019s political careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<p><h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-602caf12\">2028 jockeying on the left<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The question of who could assume the Sanders mantle \u2014 at least in part \u2014 is all but certain to come to a head in the next presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In some ways, the jockeying is already evident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s going to be, in my view, a standard-bearer or two standard-bearers or three standard-bearers for the progressive movement,\u201d said Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who has had conversations to game out a potential 2028 presidential campaign of his own. \u201cWe\u2019re going to see the beginning of a new progressive era where we\u2019re going to see successive progressive nominees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Of course, there are deep divides in the party over how far to the left Democrats should go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But some also argue that the tensions in today\u2019s Democratic Party no longer center on the kinds of ideological clashes that characterized the 2020 primary race \u2014 left versus moderate and litmus tests on issues like <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/02\/us\/politics\/medicare-for-all-2020.html\" title=\"\">single-payer health care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At least for now, these Democrats say, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/18\/us\/politics\/democrats-trump-agenda-policies.html\" title=\"\">debates concern how and where to draw the line<\/a> against President Trump and Elon Musk, the richest man in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Several mainstream Democrats, including <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/23\/us\/politics\/chris-murphy-democrats-trump.html\" title=\"\">Senator Chris Murphy<\/a> of Connecticut, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, himself a billionaire, have drawn attention from progressive activists because of their vigorous pushback to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe biggest split amongst Democrats is between those who want to stand and fight and those that want to play dead,\u201d said Representative Greg Casar, a Texas Democrat and the chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. \u201cWe need more leaders from the stand-and-fight wing of the Democratic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Danielle Brecker, a leader of Empire State Indivisible, which has called on Mr. Schumer to step aside as minority leader, said she saw Ms. Ocasio-Cortez as the \u201cfuture of the party\u201d with any number of promising paths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But she questioned the country\u2019s willingness to elect a woman in 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI sadly think that it probably needs to be some very safe white man,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel terrible saying that. That wound is still very sore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<p><h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-67a63fe4\">How anger may drive Democratic politics<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Mr. Trump was in office the first time, the liberal energy was firmly with Mr. Sanders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By the time the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race began, several contenders <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/elizabeth-warren-tries-to-win-back-voters-in-trump-country-1498555802\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rushed to embrace Mr. Sanders\u2019s goals<\/a> on heath care and other issues \u2014 even though most of the party\u2019s successful candidates in the 2018 midterm elections adopted more moderate stances. The party\u2019s eventual nominee in 2020, Mr. Biden, took a more moderate tack as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There are now signs that outraged constituents have regained the power to steer their elected officials. Anger at Mr. Schumer and Senate Democrats last month prompted futile displays of opposition to Mr. Trump\u2019s cabinet appointments. Democrats hosting town-hall events meant to hold Republicans accountable for the Trump agenda have found themselves facing liberal pushback for not being able to change the country\u2019s course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Taking the nation in a new direction will require, some progressives said, a sustained effort to demonstrate both popular opposition to Mr. Trump\u2019s agenda and support for a liberal alternative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAfter the murder of George Floyd, you saw a massive outpouring,\u201d said Keith Ellison, the Democratic attorney general of Minnesota, whom Mr. Sanders backed in 2017 to become the Democratic National Committee chairman. \u201cYou saw a lot of people making statements about police accountability, diversity, equity and inclusion. And then when the movement subsides, they\u2019re ready to roll it all back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cSo there\u2019s a lesson there. The lesson is you\u2019re going to have to stay in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/23\/us\/politics\/aoc-sanders-democrats-2028.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last decade, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been running for president, planning a run for president 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