Well, it looks like Chuck Schumer’s days as the king of New York politics might be coming to a humiliating end — and his potential successor? A self-described democratic socialist who can’t pass a basic civics exam without getting stumped on the branches of government.
According to a new Data for Progress poll (yes, the left-wing activist polling shop), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely crushing Schumer in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic primary. We’re talking 55% to 36%. That’s a 19-point beatdown. Not even close. And that’s without her even announcing a run yet.
This poll didn’t come out of nowhere either. Democrats have been seething over Schumer’s willingness to work with President Trump on a few critical spending bills. You know, functioning like a grown adult in the U.S. Senate instead of a screeching MSNBC panelist. And that’s just too much for the radical base these days. AOC’s supporters want scorched earth, not compromise. They want hashtags, not legislation.
Let’s talk about demographics. Ocasio-Cortez is beating Schumer across all of them: young voters, old voters, white, Black, Latino — even voters with and without college degrees. The only place Schumer has a pulse? Self-described “moderates.” In today’s Democrat Party, that might as well be saying you have a fanbase made up entirely of dinosaurs.
After voters were shown a bio of AOC’s meteoric rise — from bartending to bad legislation — her favorability soared to +69. Schumer’s bio barely moved the needle, and even when people heard both the good and the ugly about each, AOC still won handily. And here’s the kicker: when voters were told that AOC is “polarizing and attention-seeking,” only 14% were concerned. But when they heard that Schumer was a sellout, too friendly with big corporations and willing to work with Trump, 33% said that was “very concerning.”
Translation? The Democrat base wants a fight. Not results. They want grandstanding over governance. Schumer, despite being one of the most powerful men in Washington, is now being treated like political dead weight. After all his years in office, they’re ready to toss him aside for someone who live-tweets every emotion and policy idea like it’s a teen drama.
So what happens now? If AOC runs, Schumer’s toast. If she doesn’t, he’ll still limp through his last term pandering to a base that’s already moved on without him.
Either way, this poll shows the modern Democratic Party isn’t drifting left — it’s in a full-blown sprint.
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