{"id":42508,"date":"2026-08-13T05:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42508"},"modified":"2026-08-13T05:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:55:58","slug":"alexandria-ocasio-cortez-ahead-of-gavin-newsom-as-2028-democratic-presidential-favorite-on-polymarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42508","title":{"rendered":"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ahead of Gavin Newsom as 2028 Democratic presidential favorite on Polymarket"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2202898478-e1786562906872.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n        <iframe id=\"instaread_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Article\" style=\"display:block\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p><\/instaread-player><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has moved ahead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in early prediction-market odds for the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5985767-ocasio-cortez-leads-nh-poll\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5985767-ocasio-cortez-leads-nh-poll\/\">2028 Democratic presidential nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez had an <a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/democratic-presidential-nominee-2028\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/democratic-presidential-nominee-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18 percent chance of winning<\/a> the Democratic nomination on Polymarket, narrowly ahead of Newsom at 17 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) ranked third at about 16 percent, according to the data.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat has drawn increased attention this week after announcing she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/6019031-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-egg-freezing\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/6019031-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-egg-freezing\/\">freezing her eggs<\/a>. She has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aoc\/?show_story_unavailable=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documenting the process<\/a> on her social media, which received <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/6020372-katie-miller-defends-aoc-egg-freezing\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/6020372-katie-miller-defends-aoc-egg-freezing\/\">mixed reactions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s lead on Polymarket, traders on <a href=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/markets\/kxpresnomd\/democratic-primary-winner\/kxpresnomd-28\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/markets\/kxpresnomd\/democratic-primary-winner\/kxpresnomd-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalshi still rank Newsom as the favorite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The early numbers reflect prediction-market sentiment and are not formal polling or an indication of who is likely to ultimately seek the nomination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NewsNation) \u2014 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has moved ahead of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in early prediction-market odds for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. As of Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez had an 18 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination on Polymarket, narrowly ahead of Newsom at 17 percent. Sen. 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