Calls grow for AOC to launch primary challenge against Chuck Schumer: “We’ve got to get rid of him”

A growing number of frustrated Democrats have urged Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y even though he is not up for re-election until Rumblings in Washington to replace Schumer have grown since eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans in voting to end the longest ruling body shutdown in the nation s history Critics blame him for allowing centrist Democrats to give up the political tournament of chicken which they appeared to be winning In the fallout Democratic donors and strategists are calling for the popular progressive Ocasio-Cortez to seek his Senate seat We ve got to get rid of him one Democratic donor narrated The Hill She s the future He s the past Related Pathetic Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote Democratic strategist Anthony Coley a Senate campaign veteran explained he was a huge fan of the young representative and noted Schumer lost control of his caucus She is fascinating and she knows how to communicate to people and she s dynamic and she has strength and she s a fighter and more than anything the Democratic base wants someone to fight for them Coley revealed The calls for change come at a bad time for Schumer Shutdown aside his approval rating stands at among New Yorkers the lowest in twenty years according to a Siena College poll Over of those polled disapprove of Schumer s handling of the Senate Democrats At the same time Ocasio-Cortez has been surging in popularity campaigning with Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vt and serving as a major advocate and ally of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Susan Del Percio a political strategist and analyst based in New York noted Schumer s career has run its class It s been admirable and flourishing but it s done Del Perico noted adding that Ocasio-Cortez beats him in a primary Read more about Schumer and AOC Even establishment Democrats say Chuck Schumer must go AOC stonewall complete Connolly announces retirement World of wonders Congressional Democrats seem to have grown a spine The post Calls grow for AOC to launch primary challenge against Chuck Schumer We ve got to get rid of him appeared first on Salon com