I like her.

But there is so much misogyny in the country right now that if there are men that don't even believe women should be allowed to vote, it would be another losing effort to have a woman candidate for President yet.

I'm not seeing the wisdom of this strategy.

and it indicates a relatively strong preference for the more progressive wing of the party.

I wouldn’t put too much stock in this.

AOC definitely will have a bigger role within the party and politics, but I don’t see that happening through the presidency. I don’t see the party nominating a female for president for the next several election cycles.

What would behoove people is paying attention to the polls to the extent that it can shape the national conversation leading up to the primaries.

Harris peaked in polls recently, too, after giving a talk.

AOC recently discussed the presidency (among other things) with Axelrod, so yeah it will be a lot of recency bias and name recognition for several months, but it's not worthless info and offers some measure of insight from the people.

The gravitas-weighers in the party elite who thumbed the scale for Clinton and Harris don't exactly have a stellar track record going into '28.

No emoticons readily available for this, but your view on polling is duly noted.

I found her comments measured and plugged into real issues:

She said, in part, that she does not want to make decisions as a lawmaker, with the idea of one day becoming a senator or president weighing in the back of her mind.

"My ambition is to change this country,” she said. “Presidents come and go. Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go. But single-payer healthcare is forever. A living wage is forever, workers' rights are forever, women's rights, all of that, and so anyways...to a finer point to your question is that when you aren't attached, right, when you haven't been like fantasizing about being this or that since the time you were 7 years old, um, it is tremendously liberating."

She has not confirmed plans to run for president and has also been named as a potential Senate candidate, as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is up for reelection. He could retire, but some on the left have said Ocasio-Cortez should challenge him in a primary if he chooses to run again.

with Pritzker a strong 2nd. Two fantastic women ran in 16' and 24' and both lost to the worst POS to ever pollute the white house. Not feeling it with a female candidate, as another poster said. Too much misogyny in this country right now. Harsh reality of the matter. Don't shoot the messenger folks, it's just the way it is right now. I don't like it any more than you do.

They trust her. They relate to her. They appreciate her priorities.