The political group advocating for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to seek the White House is not affiliated with the representative’s office or any of her official campaign committees. The “Ready for AOC” campaign, which emerged from a push by progressive activists for the 2028 election cycle, included the disclaimer on its materials to distinguish its efforts from the lawmaker’s formal political operations.
Organizers for the effort are working to recruit 10,000 community leaders nationwide to collect at least 1 million signatures from individuals pledging their support for a potential candidacy by the New York representative. The group intends to use the initiative to build a broad organizing infrastructure and pressure Ocasio-Cortez to pursue the nomination in four years.
