On a CNN panel Sunday, he pointed to figures like Graham Platner, who is the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), often mentioned as a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, as examples of a broader trend. In his view, the Democrats are increasingly relying on political extremism as the defining qualification for candidates.
“I assume (AOC’s) running. I mean, I take everybody seriously, except Newsom, who I do not take seriously. Well, we’ll talk, put a pin in that,” Jennings said. “But, but, I take her seriously because of what Brad said. She’s, I mean, she is the energy. That’s where, on the left, what she does and what she says, as silly and stupid as it may be, that’s where all the energy on the left is right now.”