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59. She won't be able to

She primaried an incumbent who had been there for a long time, and so was not expecting danger from friendly fire. That primary race was decided with 5% of the people in her district voting.

If she challenges Schumer in a statewide primary, with a lot more Jews and a lot less of her brand of progressive throughout the state, she will be challenging a wily old political pro who will have seen her coming a mile away. If she’s as smart as she seems to be, she’ll make a few noises to keep some of her more vocal supporters happy, but she'll keep her powder dry for battles she knows she can win. I’m betting she’s one of Schumer’s top choices to replace him when he steps down, and she’s too smart not to know that she has a free ride with Schumer at her back, and an uphill battle if she tries by getting in his face instead.