Schumer says he's focused on job when asked about possible Ocasio-Cortez primary challenge

[RandySF]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday when asked about a potential primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that he’s focused on his job.

“Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week did not rule out a possible 2022 primary run against you,” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Schumer on "State of the Union," referencing the representative’s interview with Politico Playbook last week. “Are you confident you could beat her?”

“Look, throughout my career, I have done my job. I'm totally focused on this COVID. We are the epicenter,” Schumer responded, referring to his home state.

And I have found, throughout my career, you do your job well, everything else works out OK,” he added.

Asked by Politico if she would run a primary campaign against Schumer in 2022, Ocasio-Cortez maintained that she is focused on her House reelection campaign.

“I’m very much focused on my election in 2020, and honestly this news cycle is so insane, who knows where any of us are going to be in 2022?” she said.




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[Iliyah]

1. Is she really? . . .

Conservative running against her?

[RandySF]

2. She's probably losing her seat after redistricting.

[Bev54]

3. She needs to sit down for awhile

She needs to get more experience and right now is just running on her popularity. I hate it when the ego gets too big too quickly.

[JudyM]

5. She has been outspoken on important issues and seems to be working hard.

Quite hard. Our party is better off because she is standing up; no way should this woman “sit down.”

[Bev54]

7. She is working hard, I will give her that and I like what I see

in her work but not her politics. She cannot just ride in and decide to take on the top politician in the senate, like she and her cohorts tried with Nancy Pelosi. Earn your stripes and stay in your lane until you have a resume to run on.

[dem4decades]

4. When Schumer is done I'd rather Hakeem Jefferies, he's a better candidate.

[lapucelle]

6. What does she mean, "this news cycle has been so insane"?

What news cycle?

[brush]

8. If she runs state-wide against Schumer it's over for her. NY state encumpasses deep blue to purple..

to red constituencies and a US Senate race is much different than barely eking out a win in a deep blue House district like she did in '18. And she still needs more experience.

She's welcome to it but she'll go down in flames and finally learn to stop primarying incumbent Dems.