AOC teases SENATE against Democrat Gillibrand
AOC teases SENATE run: Squad member alludes to challenging New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand as she seeks more political power
- Progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not ruling out challenging Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for her U.S. Senate seat in New York
- Gillibrand is up for re-election next year and began her 2024 campaign back in January this year
- “Don’t ask me that question… print it,” AOC said when asked about a Gillibrand challenge. “There’s a world where… I might be in a higher position”
Progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not ruling out challenging Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat in the US Senate in New York.
Gillibrand is up for re-election next year and began her 2024 campaign back in January this year.
Ocasio-Cortez sat down with Politico for a comprehensive interview and was asked if she was considering hiring Gillibrand for a story to be published Sunday night.
“Don’t ask me that question… print it,” she said, laughing. “There is a world where I sit here in this chair for a long time, in this position. There is a world where I am no longer an elected official. There’s a world where… I might be in a higher position.”
For years, it was rumored that AOC could challenge Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer for his seat in New York.
Progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wouldn’t rule out challenging Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for her U.S. Senate seat in New York as she did a sit-down with Politico released Sunday
Gillibrand was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 and then successfully won a special election and two subsequent elections. She announced in January that she would be on the ballot in 2024
But as Senate Majority Leader, Schumer has a much higher national profile than Gillibrand, despite Gillibrand being a 2020 White House candidate.
Gillibrand’s bid for White Houe was short-lived.
She launched on St. Patrick’s Day in 2019 and was out of the running at the end of August after failing to qualify for the third round of Democratic primaries.
The most memorable moment came when a woman Gillibrand interrupted midway through the presentation in Iowa to slide by to get some ranch dressing.
Gillibrand was appointed to the Senate by former New York Governor David Paterson in 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Senator Hillary Clinton – who became his nominee for President after losing the Democratic primary to former President Barack Obama. Secretary of State.
She won a special election in 2010 to finish out the remainder of Clinton’s term — and then won reelections in 2012 and 2018 — without much competition.
But when she launched her 2024 bid in January, That reports the New York Times that Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ritchie Torres are among the names mentioned in New York political circles whenever potential primary opponents have been discussed.
Gillibrand told The Times she was committed to her “unfinished work” on Capitol Hill, as her previous presidential aspirations opened the door to whether she was satisfied with her stay in the legislature.
“I’m thrilled to be a New York Senator, and I think my ability to perform for our state has never been greater,” she told the newspaper.
While Gillibrand was reliably liberal, he entered Congress as a legislator in New York State, thus historically performing well in more conservative counties.
Ocasio-Cortez is politically aligned with prominent progressives like Sens. Bernie Sander, Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
In her interview with Politico, she pushed back at those who would compare the US left wing to the far right.
“There are people, including moderates, who sometimes try to pull this totally unfair, false equivalence between progressives and, quite frankly, the fascists that we see in the Republican Party,” Ocasio-Cortez said.