Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is preparing to make the biggest move of her life.
What comes next has many on the left terrified.
And AOC just hit Democrats with the gut punch that created one massive firestorm.
Reports indicate that New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is considering either running for President or challenging Chuck Schumer in a Senate primary.
Shocking new poll numbers may have made that decision easy for Ocasio-Cortez.
A bombshell new survey of New Hampshire primary voters from the University of New Hampshire showed Ocasio-Cortez surging to lead.
UNH poll | 7/15-7/20
2028 Democratic presidential primary (New Hampshire)
🟦Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 22%
🟦Pete Buttigieg 21%
🟦Mark Kelly 9%
🟦Gavin Newsom 8%
🟦Bernie Sanders 6%
🟦Kamala Harris 5%
🟦Jon Ossoff 2%
🟦Josh Shapiro 2%
🟦Ro Khanna 2%
🟦Cory Booker 2%
🟦Amy… pic.twitter.com/1gyGzQTck5— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) July 22, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez’s lead was built on the strength of her advantage with the growing socialist wing of the Democratic Party.
“Nearly half of socialists and one-third of progressives support Ocasio-Cortez, while pluralities of liberals and moderates support Buttigieg. Kelly draws much of his support from liberals, while Newsom draws most from moderates, and Sanders draws most from socialists,” the memo accompanying the poll read.
In fact, Ocasio-Cortez’s lead would have been even bigger, but this poll included Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who is highly unlikely to run in 2028 since he will turn 87 years old that year.
The poll also showed Democrats are looking to turn ever more socialist since nearly as many voters said they picked their candidate based on ideology as opposed to their qualifications to serve as President.
“When asked why they support their preferred Democratic presidential candidate, 15% of likely 2028 Democratic primary voters cite their candidate’s qualification or competence, 13% each mention their policies or politics or ideology, and 11% cite their authenticity or honesty. Fewer likely Democrac primary voters menon their preferred candidate being a fighter or having strength (6%), their experience (6%), their age (6%), having the best chance to win the general elecon (5%), or their values (5%), while less than 5% menon their message or communicaon (4%), character (4%), understanding or empathy (3%), represenng change (2%), being familiar with them (1%), being preferable to alternaves (1%), being likeable (1%), their background (<1%), their gender (<1%), or their race/ethnicity (<1%),” the polling memo read.
Unsurprisingly, Ocasio-Cortez didn’t fare well with Democrats who wanted a qualified candidate, but she ran up the score with those on the left who demand a candidate who will impose socialism on America if elected.
“Ocasio-Cortez supporters most often mention her policies or ideology as the reason they support her; Buttigieg and Kelly supporters most often say they chose them due to their qualifications or competence. Newsom supporters most often mention him being a fighter or having strength, Sanders supporters most often mention his policies or ideology, and Harris supporters most often cite her understanding or empathy,” the memo stated.
Ocasio-Cortez is also wildly popular with Democrats as she is viewed favorably by 64 percent and unfavorably by just 9 percent.
One of the other shocking takeaways of this survey is the collapse of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The establishment pegged Newsom as the frontrunner, but the longer Newsom remains in the national conversation, the further his poll numbers sink, as he clocked in at just 8 percent support.
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