New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to support President Biden’s candidacy for re-election in 2024 on Sunday, saying Democrats must first go through the autumn midterm races.
“First of all, I’m focused on winning that majority right now and keeping the majority this year in 2022,” said Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the Bronx and Queens, to host Dana Bash on The State of the Union. on CNN.
“So we will cross this bridge when we get to it. But I think if the president has a vision, then that’s something we’re certainly ready to have fun with and see when the time comes, “she said.
Bash then urged the left-wing MP on the issue, saying: “This is not a ‘yes’.
“Yes, I think we should approve when we get to it,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “But I believe the president is doing a very good job so far. And if he runs away again, I think we’ll look into him. “
The 32-year-old congresswoman for the second term had previously warned Biden, 79, that she was at risk of losing the support of progressive and younger party voters, and urged him to keep his campaign promise and use executive action to destroy millions of dollars. student debt.
Alexandria MP Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats must first go through the autumn midterm elections before they can focus on Joe Biden in 2024. CNN
“But this is really about the collapse of support among young people, among the democratic base, feeling that they have worked overtime to elect this president and they do not have to be seen,” she said in an interview this spring.
Ocasio-Cortez’s refusal to support Biden comes after a New York Times report Sunday said Democrats, who are worried about lagging results in presidential polls and the administration’s response to inflation and rising gas prices, are making them look beyond President in 2024
The progressive favorite also defended her decision to support US Senator Alessandra Biaggi in her main challenge for the Democratic Party to MP Sean Patrick Maloney, chairman of the Democratic Congress Campaign Committee.
“I think we’ve seen from previous primary elections this year that a motivated, young, multi-class, multi-class base is exactly what the Democratic Party needs to win in November,” she told Bash.
President Biden will be re-elected in 2024 amid record high inflation. Sean Kilpatrick / Canadian Press via AP
She named Greg Khazar, a progressive former member of the Austin, Texas City Council who won the Democratic primary in March, and Summer Lee, a Pennsylvania state representative who won the Democratic primary in May, as the type of candidates Democrats won. you have to look.
“When we manage to elect representatives who excite the democratic base, who excite young people, who excite a multi-class, multi-racial coalition, then that puts us in an even better position to win in November,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“I think there are a lot of voters at home right now who have a lot of concerns about the enthusiasm right now for the turnout for the Democratic Party. And I think one of the best things we can do is pick people with proven experience that can excite a base and make it happen, “she told CNN.
But Bash asked if she was “comfortable” to support a candidate running against a member of the Democratic leadership.
“I believe that every year each of us, as a voter, has the opportunity to choose the representative who suits him best,” said the self-determined Democratic Socialist.
She also said MPs should not be “elected forever”.
“The dynamics of our party. And right now, millennials are underrepresented in Congress, compared to the baby boom and Generation X when they were our age, to be honest, “she said. “Ultimately, we need to make a generational change in the United States Congress to have a change in policy in the United States Congress.
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