Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) didn’t mince words Wednesday when asked if she thought she could defeat Vice President JD Vance (R) in the 2028 presidential election.

A new poll that put Ocasio-Cortez slightly ahead of No. 2 Donald Trump prompted Pablo Manríquez, editor of Migrant Insider, to ask her: “Do you think you could beat JD Vance in a head-to-head race for president, as the polls suggest, in 2028?”

Ocasio-Cortez first laughed off the question and urged caution in future event polls: “Listen, these polls, like three years from now, are, you know, they are what they are.”

Then he continued: “But let it be known that I would trample on him.”

The congresswoman said, for added effect, laughing and walking toward a waiting car: “I would stomp on it.”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Vice President JD Vance.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Vice President JD Vance.

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Also on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez shared on

The lawmaker simply captioned the post: “Bloop!”

According to RealClearPolitics’ multi-poll average, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is currently the favorite (at 24.6%) to secure the nomination and become the Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election against Trump, is in second place with 22.2%. Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is in third place with 11.2%. Ocasio-Cortez is in fourth place with 8%.

For the Republican Party, Vance is way ahead at 51.2%, Trump scion Donald Trump Jr. is at 10% and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is third at 9.6%.