A sector of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party in the United States has launched an initiative to promote that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez run in the 2028 presidential elections, in which she could try to replace the current occupant of the White House, the Republican Donald Trump.
The initiative, named Ready for AOC (Ready for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), seeks to collect signatures from supporters who want to record their intention to back the Democrat with their vote if she finally runs in the election, as well as to offer themselves as volunteers in a possible presidential campaign.
"Right-wing extremists have taken over the White House. Trump’s oligarchs are dismantling our institutions and destroying our democracy," the campaign says through its website. "We know the 'status quo' isn’t working and that the United States is hungry for a different candidacy," it highlights.
Along these lines, the project argues for "a candidacy that represents the needs of the working class and not those of the multimillionaires of the big tech companies." "A candidacy that doesn’t bend under pressure. A candidacy ready to work for the majority, not for a few," it argues.
"The 'less bad' candidate won’t give us the sweeping victory we need to pull our country back from the brink, but AOC --the initials of the name of the Democratic politician by which she is known-- yes, she can," explains the Ready for AOC campaign.
"We believe that AOC can build the coalition this moment needs, ignite the spirit of a grassroots movement, and keep the promises that others have not been able to make a reality," it says. "We believe that together, the majority can defeat the big economic interests, and that a better world is possible," it adds.
The backers emphasize that the Congresswoman "will not have the support of multimillionaire donors eager to fill the pockets of candidates whom they know can be made to control," and therefore they ask their followers for small financial contributions — from a minimum of ten dollars (about 8.9 euros) — in order to be able to set up a campaign structure.
So far, Ocasio-Cortez has not officially announced her intention to compete for the Presidency and in recent months she has insisted that her priority was to focus on last week’s midterm elections, in which the Democrats managed to gain control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a serious political blow to Trump.
In those contests, several candidates supported by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA, for its acronym in English) obtained outstanding results; the organization also backs Ocasio-Cortez, which has led this organization to consider the possibility of promoting a candidacy endorsed by her and removed from the most traditional profiles within the Democratic Party.