# Progressive Org Pushes AOC for 2028 Presidential Run

> Progressive group urges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028 as Democrats gain ground.
- Title: Progressive Org Pushes AOC for 2028 Presidential Run
- Summary: Progressive group urges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028 as Democrats gain ground. A progressive organization is urging Rep.
- Keywords: alexandria ocasio-cortez, democrats, 2028 presidential run, progressive org, democratic socialists of america, zohran mamdani, Fox News
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/politics/progressive-org-launches-campaign-urging-aoc-run-president-while-progressives-eye-socialist-candidate
- Author: Robert McGreevy
- Published: 2026-11-10T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: alexandria ocasio-cortez, democrats, 2028 presidential run, progressive org, democratic socialists of america, zohran mamdani, news, politics
## Progressive campaign launches
A progressive organization urging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028 has kicked off a campaign to collect signatures nationwide.

> Movements like this work when they're loud and early, long before the candidate says yes. The proof isn't money. It's names. Yours makes the case louder
## Campaign targets 10,000 supporters
The group aims to gather 10,000 community leaders nationwide and claims 500 political and union leaders across 35 states are already involved.
## Ocasio-Cortez downplays 2028 run
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats need to focus on governing after midterms, not next election.

> The last thing that people want to hear from me or any other politician is about the next election. What they actually want to hear from us is about what we are going to do with the electoral results they just gave us on Tuesday
## DSA gains momentum
The Democratic Socialists of America saw a surge in support after Democrats' midterms, with candidates winning in Republican-held seats.

> We've been told for so long that if we elect democratic socialists throughout the country that we won't be able to win races in Texas, in Florida. Tonight, we actually elected a democratic socialist in Tampa in a Republican MAGA-held seat
## Mamdani calls for socialist president
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani states America is ready for a socialist president after midterms.

> We have heard time and again over the 10 months that I've been in office here in New York City, that what we're doing here can't work elsewhere, that what people are concerned about here isn't what people are concerned about across the country
## Potential 2028 candidates
Other potential Democratic candidates include Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Gavin Newsom, and Rep. Ro Khanna.
## Key takeaway

A progressive organization is urging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028 after Democrats' midterm victories.