2024 may end up being one of the most gratifying years in politics since at least 2010 (or 2016). The communist bartender Ocasio-Cortez may challenge New York’s sitting communist Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democrat nomination for Senate next year.
The people in Ocasio-Cortez’s district are quickly tiring of her bullshit and warmongering. If she does run, it will be hilarious to watch.
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not ruled out a Democratic primary campaign against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year — telling an interviewer she was looking at a number of career options, including “higher office.”
“Don’t ask me that question. … Print that,” the Bronx and Queens lawmaker said jokingly when asked by Politico about a potential Senate run during an interview that was published late Sunday.
The 33-year-old “Squad” member did say she was weighing her future plans — including whether to remain in office at all.
“There’s a world where I’m here for a long time in this seat, in this position,” she told the outlet. “There’s a world where I’m not an elected official anymore. There’s a world where … I may be in higher office.”
Gillibrand, 56, was appointed by then-Gov. David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton in 2009. She then won a special election in 2010 and full terms in 2012 and 2018 — followed by an ill-fated run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.