Controversy
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Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Primary Chuck Schumer for the U.S. Senate in New York?
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Claims
Axios"Ocasio-Cortez hasn't made any decision about her future. But her team is working to give her choices."Dec 17, 2025
Salon"Democratic donors and strategists are calling for the popular progressive Ocasio-Cortez to seek his Senate seat."Nov 17, 2025
Kaivan Shroff"For the Senate, I see that as more realistic, especially in a state like New York, that's obviously more liberal."Oct 02, 2025
Bhaskar Sunkara"Replacing Chuck Schumer with AOC would be an incredible upgrade. I guess we’ll have to wait four more years…"Dec 14, 2025
Roger Marshall"He’s afraid that AOC is going to primary him, all those things are going on."Sep 30, 2025
Bradley Tusk"Chuck clearly isn't leaving the Senate until he's no longer conscious and AOC's ambition and popularity both keep skyrocketing, so they may be on a collision course for 2022."Nov 11, 2020
Sarah Ferris"Privately, House Democrats are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging her to run against Schumer in a primary."Mar 14, 2025
Basil Smikle“AOC is a national rock star, but there are still a lot of people who like Chuck Schumer and don’t hold him accountable for a lot of the problems Democrats are having.”Dec 12, 2025
Philip Elliott"He is already certain to face a primary challenge—potentially from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "Nov 17, 2025
Data for Progress"The results indicate that Schumer has left himself vulnerable to a primary challenger in 2028, and that Ocasio-Cortez could be a strong candidate to defeat the incumbent New York senator."Apr 07, 2025
Mike Johnson"Chuck Schumer is driving his party OFF A CLIFF because he’s TERRIFIED of AOC and the far left."Dec 12, 2025
Ross Barkan"If Ocasio-Cortez can marshal anything like the turnout Mamdani saw in the June primary, she would race past Schumer."Nov 14, 2025
J.D. Vance"The reality here, is that Chuck Schumer is terrified he’s going to get a primary challenge from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez."Oct 01, 2025
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