Will A O C ever be president of the United States?

[Alben Barkley]

If Bernie or Warren is the nominee and LOSES, probably no, because that brand of politics will be pretty much discredited.

If Bernie or Warren is the nominee and WINS, still probably no, because she won't have an opening in 2024 and probably wouldn't win in 2028 whether or not they were re-elected. Depending on how the party and/or country changes over that time, she MIGHT have a shot farther down the road.

If Biden is the nominee and WINS, probably no, both because she won't have an opening in 2024 and because the old school brand of Democratic politics will have proven it can still succeed.

If Biden is the nominee and LOSES, that's her best chance. She'll have an opening in 2028, and will be able to effectively argue that Democrats need to move in a different direction after two failed "establishment" candidates in a row. I probably wouldn't favor her to win in the general election, though she would have a decent shot of winning the primary. It's too far out to say for sure, of course. A lot can change.

That goes both ways, though: For all we know AOC could end up moving towards the center over her time in the House. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened. She might end up finding herself more at home in the legislature, or she might turn out to just be a flash in the pan whose 15 minutes run out before she's even eligible to run. Or she might well be the future of the party after all, and could run and win.

Who knows? It may be fun to speculate about these things, but it's impossible to tell when we're talking about the relatively distant future. Especially in politics, where it's notoriously difficult to predict which way the winds will blow.

[Alben Barkley]

Only a fool would think she has a chance.

Only a fool would have said Trump had a chance just a few years ago.

Again, a lot can change and it's way too early to be making definitive statements like that.

Again, I do not think it is likely. But then again it's not likely that any given individual will be President. It's impossible to say, but just as foolish to dismiss the possibility entirely as it is to embrace it. Especially after what happened in 2016, I don't know how anyone could think anything is off the table anymore.