{"id":2651960,"date":"2026-08-30T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-says-aoc-running-in-2028-would-have-no-bearing-on-his-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T12:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:48:54","slug":"ro-khanna-says-aoc-running-in-2028-would-have-no-bearing-on-his-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-says-aoc-running-in-2028-would-have-no-bearing-on-his-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna says AOC running in 2028 would have &#8216;no bearing&#8217; on his decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-says-aoc-running-in-2028-would-have-no-bearing-on-his-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s (D-NY) potential run for president in 2028 would not influence his own decision to run. During a CNN interview, Khanna praised ocasio-Cortez but emphasized that his focus remains on his economic vision, wich he calls &#8220;economic patriotism.&#8221; His plan aims to revitalize deindustrialized communities and promote a future economy that benefits ordinary people, positioning himself within left-wing economic populism while avoiding controversial social policies associated with Ocasio-Cortez. meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez has not confirmed any presidential ambitions, only highlighting her current focus on winning her midterm race and not ruling out future runs. Speculation about her potential to secure the democratic nomination has grown, especially with some believing she could be a front-runner in 2028, although she remains noncommittal. She recently renewed her membership in the Democratic Socialists of America, signaling ongoing engagement with progressive policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5039\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) said that fellow progressive Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s<\/a> (D-NY) decision whether to run for president in 2028 wouldn\u2019t affect his own decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an appearance on CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em>, Khanna was asked about his 2028 presidential ambitions and specifically about whether Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s flirting with the prospect would affect his own calculation. After singing her praises, Khanna said her decision was irrelevant to his own.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4705550\/ro-khanna-aoc-2028-president-white-house-bid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ro Khanna says AOC running in 2028 would have \u2018no bearing\u2019 on his decision<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4703962\/house-will-vote-denounce-socialism-dsa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House will vote to denounce socialism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703425\/embattled-jimmy-gomez-step-aside-dads-caucus-chairman\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Embattled California Democrat to step aside as Dads Caucus chairman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cObviously, she\u2019s extraordinary, but my vision is an economic vision,\u201d Khanna responded, laying out his economic plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have a vision called economic patriotism, which calls for having the greatest economic mission in generations to build a future economy that\u2019s going to be working for people I grew up with: deindustrialized communities, the black South,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do we bring economic success, not just in Silicon Valley, across this country? I understand tech. I\u2019ve had the guts to stand up to them, and I have a road map of how we build that future economy everywhere,\u201d Khanna added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna\u2019s message appears fine-tuned to carve out a niche of left-wing economic populism while avoiding the toxic associations of Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s progressive social policies. Ocasio-Cortez has slightly distanced herself from the excesses of the \u201cWoke 1\u201d era, but held to most of its policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s rising prominence in the party has driven speculation on both sides of the aisle that she could be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance,<\/a> who many believe will be the Republican nominee in 2028, said in June that he believes the New York Democrat will be the Democratic front-runner in the next presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocasio-Cortez has avoided commenting on the matter directly, only saying she hasn\u2019t ruled it out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4701610\/aoc-rejoins-democratic-socialists-2028-after-lapsed-membership-since-2019\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4701610\">AOC RENEWS DSA MEMBERSHIP AFTER YEARSLONG BREAK AHEAD OF POSSIBLE 2028 BID<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m focused on winning the midterms. I\u2019m running for Congress right now,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez recently told ABC\u2019s<em> This Week <\/em>when asked about any presidential ambitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI haven\u2019t ruled out the possibility. And I\u2019m very humbled to the tremendous amount of support out there,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khanna: AOC&#8217;s 2028 run won&#8217;t impact my decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2651961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-nnnrpbdjs-1788105491726-e1788106268792.jpg?1788091871&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,8334,35851,5894,32530],"class_list":["post-2651960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-aoc","tag-political-decisions","tag-politics","tag-ro-khanna"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-nnnrpbdjs-1788105491726-e1788106268792.jpg?1788091871&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651964,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651960\/revisions\/2651964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}