Silver agreed with Druke, citing several of Ocasio-Cortez’s advantages over her theoretical opponents, such as her polling numbers, progressive stance, age and understanding of media. However, he did cast doubts on whether Ocasio-Cortez would want to run at all, prompting Druke to double down on the prediction.
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