Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives to speak during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
"I think there's a lot of points in her favor at this very moment," Druke said, adding, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has broad appeal across the Democratic Party."
Americans are reposting Ocasio-Cortez's video across X, pointing to the video as proof of her 2028 presidential ambitions. "Get ready America. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will almost undoubtedly run for president in 2028," political reporter Eric Daugherty said in response to the video.
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As rumors swirl over Ocasio-Cortez's ambition for higher office, back at home in New York, a Siena College poll found Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's favorability is down, at 39% among New York state voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted April 14-16. Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez's favorability soared to 47%.
The longtime senator from New York faced pushback from the Democratic Party in March for supporting the Republican budget bill backed by President Donald Trump that averted a government shutdown and stirred up outrage among congressional Democrats who planned to boycott the bill.
That growing disapproval among Democrats was reflected in the poll, and the shifting perception comes as DNC vice chair David Hogg, through his political arm, Leaders We Deserve, faced blowback from the DNC this week for investing $20 million into electing younger Democrats to safe House Democrat seats.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders participate in a stop on the ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour at the Dignity Health Arena, Theater in Bakersfield, California on April 15, 2025. (Reuters/Aude Guerrucci)
As Democrats struggle to land on a consistent message and search for a clear party leader following Republicans' November wins, there is an opportunity within the party to dominate the national Democratic narrative, Reed explained.
"Chaos loves a vacuum, and right now, there is a vacuum in leadership in the Democratic Party, and thus chaos is ruling the roost," Reed said.
"As long as those two are out there, they're going to get attention because nobody else is doing anything. The house of cards will come crumbling down, especially when you've got two folks out there, Senator Sanders and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, holding themselves out as climate warriors as they jet around the country on private jets spewing untold carbon emissions into the air. That hypocrisy is one that's tough for a lot of folks' stomachs," Reed added.
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Ocasio-Cortez's campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment by deadline.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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