Scoop: AOC shakes up team again as 2028 decision looms
Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has replaced longtime digital fundraising firm Middle Seat with Aisle 518 Strategies, led by Democratic strategist Tim Tagaris. The change comes as she weighs a 2028 presidential run or a challenge for Sen. Chuck Schumer’s seat, but it does not indicate which option she will choose.Key Facts
- Three people familiar with the decision said Ocasio-Cortez parted ways with Middle Seat.
- Aisle 518 Strategies is led by Tim Tagaris, who oversaw online fundraising for Bernie Sanders’ two presidential campaigns.
- Ocasio-Cortez paid Middle Seat more than $6 million over the past two years, about a quarter of her operation’s disbursements in that period.
- Aisle 518 Strategies has also worked with Gavin Newsom, Mark Kelly, Jon Ossoff and Kamala Harris.
- Ocasio-Cortez is considering a 2028 presidential campaign or a run for Schumer’s Senate seat, which is up for election that year.
- The fundraising change follows other staff changes this year, including the departure of her longtime campaign manager and creative director.
- A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez and Tagaris declined to comment; Middle Seat partner Kenneth Pennington did not respond to a request for comment.
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