Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would trounce Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Party Senate primary, according to a poll conducted by Data for Progress, a self-described “progressive” think tank.
The left-wing group surveyed 767 likely primary voters in such a New York Democrat Senate primary contest from March 26 to March 31.
The poll showed the New York congresswoman leading the longtime Democrat senator by a whopping 19 points. AOC—as Ocasio-Cortez is popularly known—drew 55% support in a hypothetical 2028 Senate primary, compared with Schumer’s 36%. The remaining 9% of respondents were unsure.
Schumer also garnered the lowest favorability rating of all the Democrat politicians tested, with just 29% viewing him with a very favorable opinion. By contrast, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., marshaled the…
