Democratic Primaries
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs aid of Bernie Sanders campaign is raising talk of the possibility she might run for the White House herself. It was billed as a rally for Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. But the only aging white man on the platform was the film-maker Michael Moore.
With the Vermont senator trapped in Washington DC by the impeachment hearings, Ocasio-Cortez was fronting for him at the University of Iowa on Friday evening in the last days before the Iowa Democratic caucuses. Much of the crowd had already made up its mind to back Sanders, which was just as well because the New York congresswoman gave a 26-minute speech without once mentioning the man she was ostensibly there to promote.
Ocasio-Cortez disparaged the Democratic leadership in Congress as fearful of any radical policies that might cost votes and called on supporters to come together and organise to repeated cheers. But through it all, even as Sanders picture stared down on her, his name did not once cross the congresswomans lips.
Ocasio-Cortez has been unstinting in her support of Sanders presidential bid but Fridays rally will only reinforce the perception that his campaign also provides her with a platform to push a more visionary agenda. That in turn has fueled media speculation about the extent of the 30 year-olds ambitions, and the possibility she might run for the White House herself in 2024 should Trump win a second term.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/25/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-support-bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-campaign-election-fuels-speculation-2024
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