Progressive org launches campaign urging AOC to run for president while progressives eye socialist candidate

Ready for AOC, a progressive group, has launched a nationwide campaign asking supporters to urge Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. The effort comes as Democratic Socialists of America members point to recent election gains as evidence that a socialist presidential candidate could win, though Ocasio-Cortez has not said she plans to run.

The campaign website showed 804 signatures on Tuesday morning, with organisers aiming to enlist 10,000 community leaders; the group says 500 political and union leaders in 35 states support its effort. Ocasio-Cortez has said she has not seriously considered anything beyond the midterm elections and urged Democrats to focus on governing. New York City’s DSA plans to vote on whether to formally back a presidential bid at its 14 November convention.