Independent Senator Bernie Sanders floated Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a potential presidential candidate in the 2028 elections, saying that even though it’s “her decision to make,” she is a “very, very good politician.”

Speaking to Axios, Sanders said that he has been “out on the streets with her” and noticed how she responds when people come up to her. “It’s so incredibly genuine and open.”

Ocasio-Cortez is seemingly positioning herself to run for higher office, whether it is challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his seat or to make a run for president.

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    So when the primary is done and the candidates are a centrist vs fascist, you’re going to sit out?

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      15 hours ago

      Not at all, but in the primary I’m going to vote for a social Democrat over a centrist.

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        15 hours ago

        Same. And I’ve said the same several times. I’ll vote leftist as far as I can. But in the end, we need a leftist coalition around whoever the candidate is. We have to stop the GOP. People that think this will be some chance to make a wild swing to the left really need to curb their expectations.

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          My expectations could not be lower. I’ll be eatatic if nobody has tried to put me in a camp by 2035.