The Dem nominee in 2028 will be Raphael Warnock, Gretchen Whitmer or Wes Moore.
Anti-establishment candidates like AOC lose their luster once the novelty has worn off. Also... crazy eyes. Really really crazy eyes.
Warnock maybe. Whitmer used to have the gooner vote but now it's only for hagmaxxers and chubby chasers. Both AOC and Whitmer have crazy eyes, so that's a wash.
It's not about what makes sense in Earth 2025. It's all just absurdity. AOC is the current meme queen on the left, I can't think of anyone who gets more eyeballs for whatever reason. That's why she'll be the nom.