Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pulled no punches on Wednesday when she was asked if she thought she could defeat Vice President JD Vance (R) in the 2028 presidential election.

A new poll that put Ocasio-Cortez slightly ahead of Donald Trump’s No. 2 prompted Pablo Manríquez, the editor of Migrant Insider, to ask her: “Do you think you could beat JD Vance in a head-to-head race for president, as polling suggests, in 2028?”

Ocasio-Cortez first laughed at the question and urged caution on surveys for events so far in the future: “Listen, these polls, like, three years out, are, you know, they are what they are.”

Then she continued: “But let the record show, I would stomp him.”

The congresswoman said, for added effect, laughing and walking off to a waiting car: “I would stomp him.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Vice President JD Vance.

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Also on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez shared on X, formerly Twitter, the results of a Verasight poll, which showed her leading Vance by 51% to 49% in a hypothetical 2028 matchup.

The lawmaker simply captioned the post: “Bloop!”

According to RealClearPolitics’ average of multiple polls, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is currently polling as the favorite — with 24.6% — to secure the nomination to become the Democratic 2028 presidential nominee.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election against Trump, is second with 22.2%. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is third with 11.2%. Ocasio-Cortez is fourth with 8%.