Democrats Push AOC to Take Schumer's Seat After Shutdown Surrender [View all]

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Democrats Push AOC to Take Schumer’s Seat After Shutdown Surrender
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has managed to do the impossible: unite almost the entire left (against him).
Senator Chuck Schumer’s decision Thursday to vote for the House GOP funding bill seems to have been the final straw for House Democrats—many of whom are now urging Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to mount a primary challenge against the Senate minority leader.
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And privately, House Democrats, angry with Schumer, are telling her that she should run against Schumer when he is up for reelection in 2028, CNN reports, citing an unnamed member of Congress. Several Democrats in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, as well as others encouraged Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday night to run against Schumer.
According to the unnamed representative, even centrist Democrats were “so mad” that they were “ready to write checks for AOC for Senate.” Ocasio-Cortez declined to comment on challenging Schumer, saying she was focused on getting Democrats in the Senate to vote no. She noted that all but one House Democrat opposed the GOP bill, unlike in the Senate.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192751/democrats-ocasio-cortez-schumer-seat-shutdown

It should be noted that Schumer is not up for re-election until 28.