Schumer quietly nails down the left amid AOC primary chatter

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39. If she wants to be senator she should follow Clinton's lead

and spend some time in all the counties in New York - even the deep red ones.

There's a strong belief in upstate New York (at least according to my politically active relatives there) that it's just a money source for New York City and downstate politicians show up just to fundraise and ask for votes. I was actually surprised the other day to hear Schumer mention Buffalo, that's how little attention the rest of the state usually gets. And AOC is viewed as a quintessential NYCer - which is fine for someone in the House who should be focusing on her district. Name recognition aside, she has a ways to go to convince the rest of the state she'd be good for them.

At this point in her career I don't see her as being successful as mayor of NYC: there are a lot of factions to juggle, as well as the usual challenges of running a city with the population of a good-sized country.