Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez floated a 2028 presidential bid Sunday, and in the same breath dismissed her own movement's radical record as pandemic-era
AOC Floats 2028 White House Bid, Scrubs Radical Past as 'Lockdown Rhetoric'
The progressive star won't rule out 2028 while her endorsed candidates keep toppling establishment Democrats — and she'd rather you forget what 'Woke 1.0' was really about.

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AOC says she hasn’t ruled out 2028 run for president or Senate - US News – Latest Breaking Headlines, Photos & Videos | New York Post
AOC pushes voters to assess what Francesca Hong is saying now, gloss over her past: ‘Woke 1 was crazy’ - NBC News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t ruled out a potential run for president or Senate in 2028 - Washington Examiner
AOC blames 2020 lockdown 'rhetoric' for past 'defund the police' support
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