The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America passed a resolution Saturday encouraging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to run for president in 2028, according to a report from CNN.
The resolution stops short of a formal endorsement. Instead, organizers describe it as a step toward laying groundwork for a potential campaign by the Queens and Bronx congresswoman, who has long been aligned with the organization.
Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair of the local DSA chapter, called the move “a commitment to encouraging and building the foundation for a presidential campaign” during a press conference held after the chapter’s convention.
“AOC and New York City DSA are committed to building a stronger democratic socialist movement and DSA will create the conditions for a presidential campaign capable of advancing a working-class political agenda,” Gordillo said.
The resolution presents a possible Ocasio-Cortez candidacy as an opportunity to center working-class voters in national politics and to grow DSA’s influence beyond New York.
Ocasio-Cortez has not announced a presidential campaign. In May, she suggested her political goals extend past any single office. “They assume that my ambition is a title or a seat. And my ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country,” she said at the time.
A poll conducted around the same period showed her leading a field of potential 2028 Democratic contenders, and separate reporting suggested she was edging closer to a run even as she maintained no final decision had been made.
More recently, left-wing commentator Hasan Piker said in September he would campaign on her behalf if she entered the race. Asked whether he would want to campaign for her, Piker said, “Oh, absolutely. Yes. What goes on behind the scenes in the Democratic Party and what gets talked about is entirely different, I think, in many respects.”
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