Ted Cruz Predicts AOC Could Win 2028 Presidential Race
Summary
Senator Ted Cruz said Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 and warned Republicans not to assume she would lose a general election. He argued that a victory by Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in his Senate race could be used to support the case that progressive candidates can win nationally.Key Facts
- Cruz made the comments while campaigning for Republicans in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.
- Cruz said an El-Sayed victory over Republican Mike Rogers would weaken the argument that Ocasio-Cortez is too progressive to win nationally.
- Neither Ocasio-Cortez nor other potential candidates had formally declared a 2028 presidential campaign, according to the article.
- The article reported that prediction-market averages placed Vice President JD Vance first among listed potential presidential contenders, with Ocasio-Cortez second.
- A New York Times/Siena poll cited in the article found Vance leading among Republican voters with 33 percent support, 10 points ahead of Marco Rubio.
- Cruz said El-Sayed could pose a national security risk if elected to the Senate and appointed to the Intelligence Committee.
- El-Sayed has denied having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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