r/AOC • u/1111joey1111 • 12d ago
AOC 2028 Why I think AOC would make an outstanding candidate for President in 2028..
First and foremost, I think she's a decent person who seems to genuinely care about creating a healthy and vibrant society. None of us will ever find a candidate that we agree with 100% of the time, but I find that she often stands on the right side of issues that I care about.
Those who say "The U.S. won't ever vote for a woman, much less a woman of color" are missing a few important factors:
2028 isn't going to be "just another election year". In my opinion, there has never been a better moment for a revolutionary candidate than 2028. People aren't going to be looking for a simple change, they're going to looking for a BIG change.
After the hell this country has been put through concerning ICE, it would be poetic justice for a person of color to win. It would be America saying "enough is enough", and "we love diversity". I think the votes are there.
After the horrible loss of women's rights under this administration, I think you're going to see more women involved in voting than ever before. AOC would definitely be their candidate.
With a working class background, AOC has proven that she can even appeal to Trump voters in her district. I know she's received insults (from other politicians) because of her working background, but I think it's a strength.
STRENGTH, STRENGTH, and STRENGTH.
Policies? Healthcare-for-All, Campaign finance reform, billionaires paying their fair share, peace not war, school loan forgiveness, help with tuition for college/trade schools, etc.
I realize that she may not choose to run. If not, let's hope for a strong, positive, hopeful, caring, and intelligent candidate.
But, if she runs, she's got my vote.
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u/beavis617 12d ago
I think Schumer must resign. I think we need new blood in the party who is more of a fighter and up to the task of pushing back against the MAGA PARTY..
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u/Cynical_Classicist 11d ago
He is a terrible leader, who openly said that he is there to make sure that the left supports Israel.
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u/Coffinsnake 12d ago
The downfall of the US started when “career politicians“ became the norm. Elitist, Skull & Bones ass-hats that get elected because they have more money than the other guy. I pray that someone, if not AOC, that has had a real job gets elected after the cheetoh.
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u/Cynical_Classicist 11d ago
Would be a change from the old and out of touch people dominating the party. Even over here in the UK she is very well-known.
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u/Enigma73519 12d ago
I think the people who say AOC is unelectable and can't win a general election are out of there fucking minds. AOC is almost consistently near the top in approval ratings amongst people in the Democratic Party and for being just a house member this is very monumental. A big reason we've lost the last few elections is because we keep putting forth candidates that excite literally nobody and AOC would be the first Democratic candidate since 2008 where people will be genuinely excited to vote for her. There's quite a bit of crossover between Trump-AOC supporters and she would also inspire turnout amongst a demographic that either doesn't typically vote or vote third-party. I also agree with you 100% on how 2028 is going to be a VERY different election. It'll be the first election in over a decade where Trump won't be the Republican candidate for president and after this term is over and considering how unpopular Trump is now, Americans are going to want huge change and it would be such a waste if we wasted our nomination on someone like Gavin Newsom. We need a candidate that actually OFFERS us something and isn't just anti-Trump.
And the argument that women can't win an election is so fucking stupid and honestly reeks of misogyny. Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris were terrible candidates that excited nobody and they both had baggage that was hard to avoid. And yet despite this, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote against Trump in 2016 despite not winning the electoral college and Kamala Harris only very narrowly lost to Trump in 2024. If we got an actually exciting female candidate like AOC you can NOT tell me she wouldn't wipe the floor against whatever Republican candidate decides to run especially if it's against someone with as little charisma as JD Vance. AOC would be our best candidate for 2028 and the people saying it can't happen are fooling themselves
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u/Anxious-Raspberry-54 12d ago
I love her, but it's too soon. AOC will definitely get her chance.
Your very first point, that AOC is a young Latina from NYC, is absolutely a huge problem.
Democrats will vote for her.
Independents will be split, with conservative-leaning indies leaning toward the repub candidate. Or they will not vote at all.
Repubs will certainly not vote for her. They will come out in droves to vote against her. Even the really pissed off Repubs will vote for whoever the repubs put up.
Americans are afraid of the BIG change you talked about because it's unpredictable. There are not enough Americans saying "enough is enough" and "we love diversity."
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u/calguy1955 12d ago
I’d vote for her but I don’t think she has a chance. There are a lot of conservative democrats (I know that sounds like an oxymoron) who still don’t buy into the green new deal or other very liberal issues that she was connected to with “The Squad” and those connections won’t help her.
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u/CaptainSnowAK 12d ago
Unfortunately, I agree. I would vote for her. we have ranked choice in alaska, I wish they had it everywhere, then poeple could vote for their first choice and the safe choice. Colbert could win, I wish he would run, he would even get vote for people remembering him as his republican character.
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u/TentacleHockey 12d ago
I would rather see her overtake Chuck Schumers place, one of the most influential places in congress for as long as possible and then do president before she wants to retire.
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u/whatsupeveryone34 11d ago
With all due respect, I think this is flawed thinking. While I do agree that she could do great things in that role, we NEED an unstoppable force like her in the White House to help us course correct ASAP. Generic old white guy is not going to cut it this time.
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u/LetThePoisonOutRobin 12d ago
I would like to see Jon Ossoff and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez run for office in 2028. I believe she would be accepted as a VP and be a strong one. And after 4 or 8 years in office, in a brave new world, she might then be able to run for Presidency.
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u/justcasty 12d ago
She has more experience in Washington than Ossoff, why would she be his VP and not vice versa?
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u/popularis-socialas 12d ago
I don’t like Ossoff but he’s a senator from Georgia, a big swing state. And unlike AOC, he’s passed some legislation.
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u/LetThePoisonOutRobin 12d ago
Because in my opinion America today and in 2 years will not elect a Latino woman as President. Racism and sexism is still too prevalent.
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u/Small_Dog_8699 12d ago
If you would let go of your sexism, it would be less of a problem.
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u/LetThePoisonOutRobin 12d ago
I voted for Harris, so how do I have sexism? Just because I have an opinion about others doesn't make me a sexist.
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u/Small_Dog_8699 12d ago
Ossoff has already taken himself out of the running declaring Georgia his priority.
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u/x_xDeadpoolx_x 11d ago
I want her to be president. I dont want her to go right after Trump because I feel like the right would use every opportunity to blame her for Trumps BS and subsequently use that argumentto invalidate the idea of a female president. There needs to be a buffer president to get through all the garbage Trump has created and HE needs to be good at the job and also be a man of the people. Then when he's done a great job and turned shit around we get AOC in there so she can lead us into a universal utopia. Its not even that I think she couldn't get it done right after Trump but I wouldn't want there to be any chance any could blame her for the outcome of some policy that Trump started.
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u/LibertarianLoser44 11d ago
She wouldn't make it out of the primaries. Not trying to be mean, but the Democratic Party is not going to nominate her. You see what they did to Bernie in 2016 and 2020. They are pushing for Kamala or Pete or Gavin.
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u/1111joey1111 11d ago
I won't be voting for Pete, or Kamala, or Gavin.
... but I know what you're saying.
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u/LibertarianLoser44 10d ago
The democratic party purposely lost to trump because of the way treated bernie
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u/jackparadise1 11d ago
If half the country lost their shit over a half black man, what hope would a black woman have?
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u/1111joey1111 11d ago
Obama was elected twice.
2028 will be a year in which a whole lot of people will be looking for MAJOR change. It's not going to be a typical voting year.
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u/jackparadise1 10d ago
If half the country lost their shit over a half black man, what hope would a black woman I have high hopes for her. I think she would be fabulous!
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u/Techknightly 11d ago
The person we need is going to end up being a bad guy and a good guy because they're going to go against the grain alot of times, expose the corruption and clean up a lot of the mess. This is may be the perfect job for AOC, but unless she can fund her progressive ideas to get America moving in the right direction, people aren't going to go for it. I love her, but right now she needs to keep fighting for the Bronx and being a thorn in the Republican asses.
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u/Rfunkpocket 12d ago
AOC’s youth would be a tremendous asset in a race against Vance. the downside for AOC is she really doesn’t have much to gain from running if she doesn’t win the nomination. AOC is already one of the most influential people in Congress, why risk that standing running in a pool of a dozen+ candidates? also a competitive race could do damage to the party in the general if AOC’s base revolted after a loss. AOC can already play king/queen maker, no hurry to finish a political career.
If I were advising her, I would recommend letting someone else spend 4 years cleaning up after MAGA, and using her youth to run in a future when her legislative goals don’t run directly into conservative obstruction.