AOC’s Presidential Ambitions Hit Rock Bottom After Brutal Backlash

Well, it looks like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s big 2028 dreams just hit a speed bump. After weeks of media hype and progressive fanfare, the socialist darling of the Democratic Party is learning the hard way that Twitter applause doesn’t always translate to actual votes.

According to a new Echelon Insights poll conducted from July 10–14, AOC has slipped to fifth place among Democratic primary voters. That’s right—fifth. With just six percent support. That’s a two-point drop from the last survey, and it puts her behind the likes of Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Gavin Newsom, and even Cory “I Am Spartacus” Booker. Oof.

Now, to be fair, Harris is still leading the pack with 26 percent. But even she’s losing steam, down six points from the last poll. That’s what happens when your main political strategy is cackling through interviews and avoiding border visits. Buttigieg clocks in at 11 percent, and Gavin Newsom’s PR tour pretending to be a moderate seems to be paying off—he jumped five points to 10 percent. Apparently, lighting your state on fire and emptying the treasury is now called “centrist governance” in Democrat circles.

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But the real eye-opener is AOC’s decline. Just weeks ago, she was polling first in a separate Quantus Insights poll. Now, with Zohran Mamdani—the openly pro-communist NYC mayoral candidate—taking the national spotlight, AOC’s close association with him is starting to hurt her. She’s been Mamdani’s biggest cheerleader, rallying behind him like he’s Che Guevara with a TikTok account. Voters might be crazy, but they’re not blind. You cozy up to a guy who wants to dismantle capitalism, and guess what? People get nervous.

It’s not just AOC feeling the pressure. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is gaining traction, now at four percent and rising, while other names like Gretchen Whitmer, Tim Walz, and even Mark Cuban are hanging around the margins. And let’s not forget: the Democrat bench is a weird mix of failed governors, cable news personalities, and professional scolders. Apparently, even Stephen A. Smith is in the running now. Why not?

As for AOC, her second-choice numbers among Kamala supporters aren’t great either—just 13 percent, compared to Tim Walz’s 14 percent. That’s not exactly a mandate for the Green New Deal Revolution.

So while the media keeps telling us AOC is the future of the Democratic Party, the voters seem to be saying, “meh.” Maybe America isn’t ready to trade in free markets for Marxist cosplay just yet.