Delegates at the New York City Democratic Socialists of America convention passed a resolution formally calling on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028, setting the chapter's legislative and political priorities through the next cycle. The congresswoman has been widely floated as a possible candidate but has not said whether she will run. The push comes days after Democrats swept the midterms, retaking both chambers of Congress, flipping five governorships and roughly 500 legislative seats — a result that has the party both celebrating and worrying about squandering it. Georgia's elections delivered a particularly striking result, with Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming the first Black woman elected governor of any U.S. state and Black women winning seven of eight statewide executive offices. The New York Times reports politicians, donors and strategists already imagine a large and contentious 2028 field, with the internal argument turning on whether the moment belongs to institutionalists or to the party's left flank.
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