Poll: AOC leads Schumer in head-to-head New York primary matchup by double digits

2 months before election, every shit box MSM channel:
"AOC is a Communist! She loves North Korea! She wants to let violence run rampant in NYC and give candy to pedophiles to help them catch children! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DONT VOTE FOR HER!"
- AOC has very much demonstrated over the past few years that she understands how to be a politician and not just a tankie firebrand.
  So she would at least be able to answer that with something like "No. I actively condemn the human rights abuses by North Korea and
  <insert whatever list of pseudo-communist fascist regimes get spewed>
  . What I do not condemn are government programs to assist those in need and..."
  Whether that would be enough? I doubt it. But it would give her a fighting chance with familes that actually understand how horrific these "communist" regimes actually were. Rather than refusing to condemn them because they had good branding like certain other American Left Wing politicians.
  
  Whether or not she had a good response it wouldn't be broadcasted over the billionaire owned media
  
  That implies they even give her the chance to talk as opposed to just having talking head asshats tell you these things about her. They wouldn't dare interview her and accidentally expose their audience to anything positive about her.
  It's the same thing they did to Bernie, even "far left MSNBC" ran "Bernie loves Castro" stories constantly and had one chucklefuck talk about getting put to the firing squad if Bernie won...
  
  So she would at least be able to answer that with something like "No. I actively condemn the human rights abuses by North Korea and
  <insert whatever list of pseudo-communist fascist regimes get spewed>
  . What I do not condemn are government programs to assist those in need and..."
  You have been banned from Lemmy․ml
  
  it appears that your comment has triggered the tankies LMAO

Senator Ocasio-Cortez has a nice ring to it.
- Almost as nice as "the first female US president: President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez".
  
  The GOP (and some Democrats) have been demonizing her since day 1. It would be a major uphill battle cause they know how to start the messaging early.
- Never again hearing the name 'Schumer' again also has a nice ring to it.

Some of us thought Schumer had a spine. Turns out, he really doesn't.
- To be clear:
  I don't think ANYONE thought schumer had a spine. But we at least expected him to do the absolute bare minimum rather than campaign for the republicans themselves.
  
  It wasn't a spine but a giant dildo.
- I saw him in Prospect Park (Brooklyn) once and he legitimately was walking around with atrocious posture. Funny, in retrospect.
- It was always Pelosi calling the shots (for better or worse). Schumer was always there as a fundraiser.
  
  Pelosi has a LOT of conflicting loyalties and interests but she is a leader. She is not the leader I want, but she is a leader.
  Schumer has actively undermined Democrat efforts. It is hard to argue why we should even fight for Senate seats (and by association, House) when he is actively going to give up what little strength we have so that he can go home earlier.
  The Democrats need to make him stand down as minority leader ASAP and I have repeatedly said as much when calling in at the various levels.

If you add every single undecided to Schumer...
The survey by the liberal firm Data for Progress, first shared with POLITICO, found that 55 percent of Democratic likely voters said they supported or leaned toward supporting Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, while 36 percent backed or leaned toward backing Sen. Schumer. Nine percent were undecided.
AOC would still have a double digit lead...
- That is hilariously damning for Schumer. Granted, I don’t trust a poll these days further than I could throw an overweight pollster, but still: that is FAR outside the margin of error. Schumer fucking torpedoed his own legacy, and (save for the context of the government falling the fuck apart) it’s fucking hilarious. There’s going to be a whole chapter named after that dipshit in EU history textbooks (I don’t think the US will have history textbooks for a while. Or, they won’t be “US” history textbooks), and it’s going to be about the progression of how the DNC was captured by monied interests, and subsequently incrementalized their way into utter irrelevance.
  
  It won't be a whole chapter. He'll probably get a sentence that might not even mention his name, as the former leader of the defunct minority party that did nothing to slow the tide of fascism
- Can't get complacent, though. All seasoned politicians are experienced in rehabilitating their image before an election.

Oh yes do it AOC do it!

The election isn't until 2028. I doubt Chuck even runs again, he'll be 78. That Senate seat is likely AOC's to claim, as long as she doesn't run for President instead.
(And I bet that Senate seat will be her reward for not offering a primary challenge to Gavin Newsom....)
- Per the article:
  Schumer has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
  Remember Dianne Feinstein. These mummies want to stay in power long, long after they should step down.
  
  Of course he filed paperwork, that just lets him raise money. I expect him not to run, and spread the money around to candidates he likes....
  Maybe he "stays in the race" for as long as it takes AOC to decide to not run for President ....
- For real, I don't get why everyone is so excited over this. The political landscape will look very different in 2028 anyway.
  
  The political landscape in 2028:
- No. The next U.S. Senate elections will be held on November 3, 2026. You know, next year.
  
  But Senators serve 6 years, and Chuck was elected to his 6 year term in 2022.
  
  Yes, but only about a third of the senate is up for re-election each time. schumer's term doesn't end until 2028.

It is unclear what the Schumer-Ocasio-Cortez poll could mean for the New York primary in three years, however, with surveys this early rarely being predictive. Ocasio-Cortez has also been noncommittal about a potential Senate run. Schumer has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
This is a fluff piece, with zero real substance.
- How so? It's reporting on the surprising and interesting results of this new poll.
  
  It shouldn't be surprising after what he did. Run a poll for two representatives in a state, one who is doing something and one that backstabbed efforts to help the public, I would hope the first is favored.
  
  Is it indicative that Democrats in New York (and elsewhere, surely) are primed for the people they elected to grow spines? Sure. We knew that, I think.
  Does it have anything at all to do with Schumer's Senate seat three years from now? Not really.
  
  I would hope she runs for president not senate.