{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/6aa7ecf9564171e32a237d85?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is AOC really America's next president?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/1789389782369-30b03e7d-68af-46ec-959d-bd70049e598a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is constantly tipped as a potential Democratic contender for 2028. She is beloved by the left and loathed by Republicans with equal vigour for her progressive ideals. So, does she even want the White House – and if she does, could she defeat Gavin Newsom and other Democratic front-runners at the primaries? Is AOC really the antidote to Trump? And is America finally ready to accept a woman as president? <em>The Guardian</em>’s Washington Bureau Chief David Smith joins Jacob Jarvis to unpick what might happen.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;• <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/will-aoc-run-for-president\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read David’s full article in The Guardian</a></p><p>• Back us on Patreon – <a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/bunkercast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/bunkercast</a></p><p><em>Written and presented by Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson.</em><strong><em> THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</em></strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.podmasters.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.podmasters.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}