A new poll of likely Democrat voters showed a majority of support for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) if she were to run for Senate against Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
The polling comes from the staunchly progressive outlet Data for Progress, which was founded by Sean McElwee, who has advocated for abolishing immigration enforcement and was an alleged associate of crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried.
The poll of 767 likely Democratic primary voters in New York was conducted in late March and asked respondents about a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Senate primary between Ocasio-Cortez and Schumer.
‘The progressives in the base are gunning for the more realistic Democrats.’
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A strong majority of 55% chose AOC, while 36% went with Schumer, a 19-point difference. Another 9% said they were not sure.
Interestingly, 82%
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