by Kevin Killough
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has officially rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America group.
The congresswoman, among House Democrats’ most progressive members, signed up for an annual membership in 2018, then let her membership lapse for seven years, the news outlet NOTUS reported Thursday.
She is the most prominent politician affiliated with the organization, which had considerable success in this primary season in knocking off some long-standing Democratic incumbents.
Recent polling shows Ocasio-Cortez a favorite among potential Democratic presidential candidates, and her decision to rejoin the DSA could score points among Democratic voters who appear to be moving further to the left in the midterm cycle.
The DSA confirmed she rejoined the organization in August, and told NOTUS that it’s not usual for the DSA to discuss the membership status of individuals. However, with Ocasio-Cortez appearing to be weighing a 2028 presidential bid, the organization decided to announce her membership.
A poll released by McLaughlin & Associates shows that Ocasio-Cortez ranks fourth in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. She ranks behind former Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Harris has a lead over the three candidates. She has 29% of support compared to Newsom’s 16%, Buttigieg’s 10% and Ocasio-Cortez’s 9%.
Overall, the poll shows that the American people have a negative view of Ocasio-Cortez, with a -4 favorability rating. According to the poll, 64% of Democrats have a favorable view of the representative, while 63% of Republicans have an unfavorable view of her.
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Kevin Killough is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
Photo “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0
