AOC Visits Syracuse, Links up with Riley on Ithaca Stop
Her upstate swing is aimed at boosting Democratic turnout and gathering data that could shape a possible Senate campaign, aides said.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is barnstorming through Buffalo and Ithaca, meeting local officials and launching voter-turnout operations while publicly weighing a 2028 Senate bid or presidential campaign.
- Democratic Party strategists have urged Ocasio-Cortez to avoid swing states ahead of the midterms, citing polling suggesting her progressive brand is too divisive for undecided voters.
- While Republicans attempt to tie candidates like Cait Conley to Ocasio-Cortez as polarizing, she backed Tom Perriello in Virginia's 5th congressional district to broaden her appeal beyond her progressive base.
- During a Buffalo training session, Ocasio-Cortez told activists, "I want to be very forthright about our intentions here, which is to transform the state of New York," emphasizing decisions beyond ideology.
- With 2028 contenders like Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg actively visiting competitive states, Ocasio-Cortez told The New York Times she views the current moment as a "unique political window" for her decision.
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AOC visits Syracuse, links up with Riley on Ithaca stop
ITHACA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is continuing her tour through upstate New York. The Democrat stopped in Syracuse earlier today to meet with Mayor Sharon Owens and hold a voter organization training. AOC has stopped in Buffalo and Ithaca over the weekend, visiting the city of gorges yesterday. Ocasio-Cortez spoke at [...]
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