{"id":21017,"date":"2026-07-29T14:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21017"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:29:21","slug":"mark-kelly-says-trump-is-pushing-democratic-voters-toward-aoc-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21017","title":{"rendered":"Mark Kelly says Trump is pushing Democratic voters toward AOC in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sen.<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2262891\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/mark-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Mark Kelly<\/a>, D-Ariz., argued that President Donald Trump is driving Democratic voters toward far-left candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after the New York Democrat topped a recent 2028 presidential primary poll.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A recent New Hampshire poll found Ocasio-Cortez was the top choice among likely Democratic voters for the party&#8217;s 2028 presidential nomination. Kelly placed third with 9% support, behind Ocasio-Cortez and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, while ahead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. The poll comes as several self-described Democratic Socialists have defeated more moderate Democrats in recent primary elections, showing the growing influence of the party&#8217;s progressive wing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kelly has teased a run for president in 2028, recently saying in an NBC interview that it is part of an ongoing discussion with his family that he has &#8220;plenty of time&#8221; to decide on.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2262892\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hasan-piker-makes-aoc-his-2028-pick-president-says-its-not-even-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HASAN PIKER MAKES AOC HIS 2028 PICK FOR PRESIDENT, SAYS IT&#8217;S &#8216;NOT EVEN A QUESTION\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/mark-kelly-february-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Mark Kelly\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, is seen during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Daniel Heuer\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know about her message, but people are really struggling,&#8221; Kelly told Fox News Digital about why Ocasio-Cortez was Democrats top 2028 pick.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital asked Kelly why Ocasio-Cortez and other candidates associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are resonating with the Democratic voters ahead of upcoming election seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The policies of this president \u2014 supporting billionaires over hardworking people,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;1% of the country now owns more wealth than the middle class, and I think it&#8217;s a response to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2262893\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-sanders-reveals-demand-democrat-party-says-working-people-swept-new-york-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BERNIE SANDERS, DSA REVEAL DEMANDS FOR DEM PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-justin-pearson-memphis-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally in Memphis.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/George Walker IV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 2021, Federal Reserve data showed the top 1% of households now hold more wealth than the bottom 60% combined for the first time since the central bank began tracking the data in 1989.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump has defended his economic agenda as aimed at boosting middle-class Americans through tax relief and lower costs, pointing to efforts to extend the<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2262894\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/pawn-stars-icon-rick-harrison-says-trump-tax-policies-change-everything-small-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act<\/a>, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime pay and lower energy costs.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kelly said voters&#8217; frustration with Trump&#8217;s policies is driving support for candidates like Ocasio-Cortez, while also criticizing the president more broadly.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2262895\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/liz-peek-trump-starving-machine-creates-americas-socialist-revolutionaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LIZ PEEK: TRUMP IS STARVING THE MACHINE THAT CREATES AMERICA&#8217;S SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate we have people like this running the government and I think people are really frustrated,&#8221; Kelly said about Trump to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I mean this president doesn&#8217;t prioritize anybody but him and his family,&#8221; Kelly said. &#8220;The corruption is just off the charts. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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