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Jeffries Says AOC’s 2028 Ambitions Are Wide Open

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the sky is the limit for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s presidential or Senate ambitions.
He expects a large, robust field of Democrats in the 2028 presidential primary.
Jeffries said he will focus on winning House control and the speakership, not a presidential run.
AOC told the New York Times a loss would end her career, calling a run ‘all or nothing.’

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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the sky is the limit for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s presidential or Senate ambitions.
He expects a large, robust field of Democrats in the 2028 presidential primary.
Jeffries said he will focus on winning House control and the speakership, not a presidential run.
AOC told the New York Times a loss would end her career, calling a run ‘all or nothing.’