Will AOC run for president.

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37. She needs to prove she can win statewide

Her district is heavily democratic (more so than the city as a whole) so it remains to be seen whether she could win a statewide race even in New York State.

That’s the first test case in my opinion. To first win the primary, she’ll need to build a much broader coalition than just her district (and I’m not talking race, since her district is very diverse). She has the name recognition, so that gives her a leg up, but in a democratic state with many other ambitious politicians, the primary will be competitive. Gaining support upstate will be a challenge but is doable. Ironically, she’ll have to look at Hillary Clinton to see how she overcame baggage to win that seat.

I wouldn’t consider her a shoe in for the senate or governors seat even if she’s the nominee, but I think the last republican senator from New York was Al’damato who Schumer beat in the early nineties. Pataki was the last republican governor, thought he race is 2022 was relatively close.

I don’t see how running for the presidency from her current position would be anything more than a vanity run. I don’t see how being a rep from that district is a good springboard to the presidency, but then again look at who is president now…maybe the additional political experienced would be a drawback.