Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has grown used to batting away chatter that she wants to run for higher office. “I’m trying not to speculate and engage in that“ she told me . “The stakes of what we’re contending with in this moment — the Voting Rights Act which was just gutted , redistricting with what’s happening in Louisiana — my primary focus is the House, and my primary focus is making sure that we win these midterms.” She made a similar point a few days later