A Democratic strategist for former President Bill Clinton has ruled out the possibility of left-wing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York becoming the party\u2019s 2028 presidential nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a Fox News interview last week with guest host Kellyanne Conway, strategist Mark Penn made a prediction that an AOC nomination would only win the Democratic Party one state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBreak it down for us. Do people want that young, fresh blood, a little bit socialist? Are they going to go back to someone like Kamala Harris and think if she had more time?\u201d Conway, a GOP strategist and pollster, said. \u201cAre we missing the point here altogether? Are there governors or Stephen A. Smith?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd by the way, what are the attributes that the Democratic Party is looking for? Is it the economy? Is it immigration? Is it social justice? Is it climate? What\u2019s going on? Tell us about the polls in your party,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, you know that in a situation like this where the party essentially has none of the branches of government and lost an election significantly and handily, that there is no leader of the party. And AOC is trying to fill that vacuum. Bernie Sanders, frankly, he could get, as we\u2019ve seen, 30, 40 percent of a Democratic primary,\u201d Penn began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Democratic strategist for former President Bill Clinton has ruled out the possibility of left-wing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York becoming the party\u2019s 2028 presidential nominee. During a Fox News interview last week with guest host Kellyanne Conway, strategist Mark Penn made a prediction that an AOC nomination would only win the Democratic Party…<\/p>\n