00:00The New York representative also discussed freezing her eggs, a personal accomplishment
00:04she disclosed last week, and the reasons behind her decision to make such a private announcement.
00:10Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, stated on Sunday that she has not ruled
00:15out running for president or the Senate in 2028. This statement is consistent with statements she
00:21has made while endorsing congressional candidates in advance of the midterm elections in November.
00:25Winning the midterms is my main goal. When asked if she intended to run for president in two years,
00:32Ocasio-Cortez first responded to ABC's This Week on Sunday,
00:35I am running for Congress right now. When this week host Jonathan Karl pressed Ocasio-Cortez further,
00:42she responded, I have not ruled out the possibility, and I am incredibly humbled by the overwhelming
00:48amount of support that exists. However, she reaffirmed that she is more concerned with the
00:52next midterm elections than her own political future. Ocasio-Cortez, 36, responded, I think
01:00that anything is possible at this juncture. When asked if she would think about running for the
01:04Senate in New York in 2028, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will be up for re-election.
01:11Since she has used her national political influence to support progressive insurgent candidates who have
01:16defeated more moderate establishment candidates with larger campaign war chests, the Congresswoman's
01:21political future has been the focus of years of conjecture. Given that she and Sanders have
01:26traveled the country together since the last presidential election, encouraging supporters
01:31to oppose oligarchy and support Medicare for all, some see Ocasio-Cortez as a logical successor.
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