Every so often, the Democrat Party hands conservatives the perfect gift. The 2028 presidential primary is shaping up to be exactly that kind of gift. Grab the popcorn. This one could get ugly, and I mean that in the best possible way.
If you asked me to name the two dumbest people in the Democrat Party right now, I wouldn't need long to think it over. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Kamala Harris would top the list, and it isn't particularly close. Yet somehow, both women rank as top-tier contenders for the party's 2028 nomination. You'd hope Democrats could spot a lightweight when one walks into the room, but identity politics has blinded them so badly that they simply don't care.
I think both AOC and Kamala know that their party’s obsession with identity politics gives them a leg up in the 2028 Democrat primaries. Which is what makes AOC's latest comments about 2028 so entertaining.
The New York Times asked Ocasio-Cortez what factors would shape a potential White House bid. Her answer should make Kamala very nervous.
"I don't think that my decisions would come down to deference," she said.
Translation? Kamala ain’t getting in my way.
Of course, Kamala remains very much in the conversation despite losing the 2024 race, and AOC isn’t just gonna sit on the sidelines if Kamala runs the way Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) says he will.
“I don't know if she runs, but we'll see," Newsom told CNN's Jake Tapper. "But I wouldn't run if she ran."
AOC is also reportedly weighing a primary challenge against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Imagine being Cryin' Chuck right now, looking over your shoulder at a former bartender who wants your job and knowing that she might actually win.
"Every element of this is something that's within consideration," she told The Times.
The calculus for AOC is that a presidential run would force her to walk away from a very safe House seat she's held since 2019. She admits the gamble carries real weight. "It's very all or nothing," Ocasio-Cortez said. "If I were to run in this cycle, and not win, I would be done."
Promise?
"That, in and of itself, does not exclude the decision," she added. "But it has to make it worth it."
Then she waxed philosophical about timing, insisting that life "doesn't wait for you to be ready for things. Sometimes life just makes things ready for you."
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And she’s not hiding the fact that she’s weighing her options.
"I've been pretty open about the fact that I'm going to be weighing this decision, but I'm going to be weighing it after the midterm elections," she said.
It's ridiculous that someone this vacuous even counts as a contender, but Democrats stopped caring about qualifications back in 2008, when they handed their nomination to a senator with less than four years in Washington and a catchy slogan. If AOC really refuses to bow to Kamala, the 2028 Democrat primary becomes the catfight of all political catfights. Two candidates with little to offer beyond their demographics, clawing at each other as they fight to be the first black female president.
