NYC DSA may push for AOC 2028 presidential bid with scheme to recruit new members
The city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America will consider formally pushing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for US president in 2028 — with plans for her campaign to grow their lefty ranks. The DSA will vote on a resolution at the group’s convention Saturday that asks member AOC to run with gushing language calling her one of the “most widely beloved members of the Democratic Party.” DSA co-chairs Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser signed the proposed resolution for Ocasio-Cortez, who is fresh off a reelection win in a deeply blue New York House district. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks on stage at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago. AFP via Getty Images “AOC is one of the most recognizable figures in US politics, the most popular Democrat in Congress, and is one of the most widely beloved members of the Democratic Party alongside other democratic socialists like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani,” states the resolution, obtained by The Post. The proposal boasts that Ocasio-Cortez’s grassroots support has turned her into one of the most prolific fundraisers in American politics coming “almost entirely from small dollar donors.” Mamdani meets with union bigwig
