Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads Chuck Schumer by 19 percent in a head-to-head poll for a potential 2028 Democratic Senate primary in New York, a Data for Progress poll of 770 likely voters found with a margin of error of 4 percent. Schumer's performance as Senate Minority Leader this year is widely criticized by Democrats for being too weak opposing Donald Trump.
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Why Chuck Schumer Should Fear the Election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
www.gothamgazette.com
... Pay heed Chuck Schumer. The base is coming for you.
And for good reason. The Democratic establishment is historically unpopular. And there is no exception even in deep blue New York.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's resounding defeat of Rep. Joe Crowley, the so-called King of the Queens machine, makes clear that establishment Democrats need to wake up. The election of an overnight socialist sensation was a clear demonstration that the groundswell of grassroots progressive activism in New York has moved from street protests to the voting booth.
Ever since Democrats lost to the least qualified presidential candidate in the history of the republic in 2016, there has been a growing repulsion with the status quo on the left across the country generally and in New York City specifically. ...
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