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10. She won't beat Schumer in a primary.

Mon Feb 1, 2021, 11:00 AM

Feb 2021

A relatively inexperienced rep. from a deep blue district she can't lose in going against the Senate Majority leader in a state that is not all deep blue?

I think not

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Schumer quietly nails down the left amid AOC primary chatter [View all] JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 OP

Political foam. I don't see AOC successfully challenging Schumer in the near future... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1

Definitely agree..nt monmouth4 Feb 2021 #2

Why put Senate seats at risk? empedocles Feb 2021 #3

Gillibrand is very popular in New York Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #7

That was before the Franken mess. radius777 Feb 2021 #45

No that was her last election in 18 Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #47

Whether or not she has any such plans, the left is able to apply pressure. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #13

I think it would be interesting if she ran for a statewide office to see if she could win an electio still_one Feb 2021 #4

She'll have a much better Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #5

I don't think she would win the primary if she tried it. I agree with your assessment that she still_one Feb 2021 #8

I agree. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #9

Do you think...a second year Congresswoman with no executive experience could not govern Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #19

What I said is at this time I do not think she could win a statewide election outside of her still_one Feb 2021 #22

She won't beat Schumer in a primary. brush Feb 2021 #10

I'll go with your analysis. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #11

If she wants to be senator she should follow Clinton's lead Retrograde Feb 2021 #39

AOC has never said she was thinking about running against Schumer Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #6

right bigtree Feb 2021 #18

Funny, they asked her and she didn't say no. MrsCoffee Feb 2021 #26

So, the poster is correct. Mariana Feb 2021 #29

They asked if she would rule it out. MrsCoffee Feb 2021 #36

She said she was still deciding what her plans for the future are. Mariana Feb 2021 #38

It's interesting that this story doesn't contain a single quote from AOC. Mariana Feb 2021 #30

She has not ruled it out. former9thward Feb 2021 #40

The NY post is not a credible source Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #41

The Post was reporting a story in an online blog that AOC had interviewed with. former9thward Feb 2021 #42

And please show the exact quote Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #43

She said she is not ruling it out. former9thward Feb 2021 #49

OK Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #51

How would I do that? former9thward Feb 2021 #57

Yes I do Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #58

Since it is in the media and coming from a AOC supported tweeter former9thward Feb 2021 #60

Why not show the exact quote Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #61

Wait! Are you saying that a Murdoch News Corp asset would run divisive articles hurting Democrats? TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #46

Lol 😂 Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #48

Are the quotes made up? former9thward Feb 2021 #50

Can you find the quote of the question she was asked? Mariana Feb 2021 #52

This is the interview from the Punchbowl News former9thward Feb 2021 #53

That tweet does not include the actual question she was asked. Mariana Feb 2021 #55

No, these are tweets. former9thward Feb 2021 #56

Here's what's NO COINCIDENCE: Democratic majority equals progressive action. Hortensis Feb 2021 #12

Wasn't Chakrabarti AOC's former chief of staff she had to let go... brush Feb 2021 #14

:) And his stream of outrageously hostile tweets against Hortensis Feb 2021 #15

Wow! I didn't know all of that about Chakrabarti. brush Feb 2021 #20

No. Otoh, those this nasty piece of work could influence most would be Hortensis Feb 2021 #28

I guess it's all politics...trying to pls this faction and that... brush Feb 2021 #35

Sure, but it's a lot easier for those who openly share and espouse the Hortensis Feb 2021 #37

The straw that broke the camel's back, although it was pretty close to fracturing anyway, was.... George II Feb 2021 #25

Oh, yes. She needs to distance herself from him. brush Feb 2021 #27

She distanced herself from him some time ago. Mariana Feb 2021 #33

+100000000000 betsuni Feb 2021 #44

AOC will not win a statewide primary. she is popular in her district. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #16

I agree. cwydro Feb 2021 #32

Politico stirring up more fake nonsense bigtree Feb 2021 #17

Did you notice there are zero quotes from AOC in this bullshit story? nt. Mariana Feb 2021 #34

I lulz'd KG Feb 2021 #21

Schumer will easily defeat AOC in a Dem primary in NY State. apnu Feb 2021 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Feb 2021 #24

Schumer regularly meets with his fellow New York Democrats in Congress. ALL of them. George II Feb 2021 #31

AOC is doing her job... Alex4Martinez Feb 2021 #54

+1 nt JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #59