Democratic 'strategist' David Axelrod directly asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she planned to run for either while he hosted a conversation at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. "What’s funny is they assume my ambition is a title or a seat,” the Bronx US House representative replied. “My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go. Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go.
“But single-payer healthcare is forever,” she added, in reference to the kind of national healthcare platform she has long supported over the private system in the US.
Ocasio-Cortez then ran through a litany of her other signature policy positions, saying: “A living wage is forever, workers’ rights are forever, women’s rights, all of that, and so anyways, to a finer point to your question is that when you aren’t attached, when you haven’t been like fantasizing about being this or that since the time you were seven years old, it is tremendously liberating.”
AOC might do well to ask the people in Canada and the UK how they feel about their 'single-payer', government run healthcare works. The average wait time to see a primary care doctor in Canada and the UK is not good. In 2026, the average wait time for a primary care doctor (general practitioner/GP) is often measured by immediate availability or within a few days for urgent needs, but routine appointments can take longer, particularly in the UK. Data indicates approximately 19 days for a routine GP appointment in England, while in Canada, while primary care is generally faster than specialized care, however, finding a regular family doctor is the primary challenge.
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