A New York Times article reports that the progressive group Ready for AOC launched a volunteer-powered push on Monday to draft Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez into the 2028 presidential race, part of an early scramble in a likely crowded Democratic primary. The group's spokesman, Ravi Sahai, says it already counts more than 500 local and union leaders in 35 states and aims to gather a million signatures; Ocasio-Cortez has not ruled out challenging Senator Chuck Schumer instead and says she will decide on a run after the midterms.