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A grassroots group backing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028 says it signed up thousands of supporters in its first 24 hours.
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it → back → hours
“Ready for AOC” recruited “over 10,000 supporters from across all 50 states” in its first 24 hours, a spokesperson told The Independent Wednesday.
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spokesperson → recruit → hours
The group is not affiliated with the congresswoman’s campaign.
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group → affiliate → campaign
“AOC is the only candidate who can lead the working class movement to fight the oligarchy and transform America,” the group wrote in its inaugural social media post Monday.
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group → lead → post
“We’re organizing across the country to build the grassroots support we need to win in 2028.”
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we → organize → 2028
About 4,000 of those supporters have committed to attending welcome calls over the next month.
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4,000 → commit → month
“People are clearly ready to be a part of something transformational,” a group spokesperson also told Politico.
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spokesperson → tell → Politico
“They’re ready to put in the work.”
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They → ’re → work
The recruitment push comes after Democrats romped to victory in a string of red states, reclaiming control of the House and the Senate in last week’s midterm elections.
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Democrats → come → elections
Ocasio-Cortez, a 37-year-old New York progressive Democrat, has long been seen as a potential White House contender, with polls placing her near the top of the prospective Democratic field.
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polls → see → field
An outspoken Trump critic, she frequently uses social media to explain her policies and talk candidly to her millions of followers.
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she → use → followers
She has also traveled the country with Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Independent, on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
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She → travel → tour
Ocasio-Cortez, who was first elected to Congress in 2018, has also left the door open to a presidential bid.
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who → elect → bid
Asked about running in August, she said: “I haven’t ruled out the possibility.
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I → ask → possibility
And I’m very humbled to the tremendous amount of support out there.”
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I → ’m → support
When questioned about a theoretical match-up against Vice President JD Vance last year, she said she would “stomp him.”
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she → question → him
Other Democrats floated as potential 2028 contenders include California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Democrats → float → Newsom
One Democrat whose national profile has risen sharply is Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, who won re-election last week with 59 percent of the vote.
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who → rise → vote
Over the past month, Ossoff’s odds of winning the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination have surged in online prediction platforms.
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odds → win → platforms
He now leads the field on both Kalshi and Polymarket, putting him at least 10 percentage points ahead of Ocasio-Cortez on each platform.
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He → lead → platform
Ossoff would be “a slam dunk number one pick,” polling analyst Nate Silver said last week.
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Silver → say → ?
“He seems like the uniformly ‘compromise candidate’ between the progressive and the more centrist factions of the party.
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He → seem → party
And he seems very talented.”
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he → seem → ?
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