I'm probably in the minority of my Twitter following here but I think Schumer would have a very good chance of winning this one. He's not Joe Crowley or Eliot Engel. He can fight a primary.
.@AOC should primary Chuck Schumer in 2022. Pass it on.
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Basically AOC would have to win a bloody fight for African-American and Afro-Carribbean voters in Brooklyn and Queens and find a way to compete with Chuck in the suburbs. Far easier fight is Gillibrand in 2024. She could probably force Gillibrand into retirement
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You think she couldn’t compete with him for African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans?? I do. On the issue of the suburbs you could be right. But one of the things I like about her is that she studies and learns and obviously grows as she does her job.
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If you are interested, I wrote a newsletter post about why AOC would make a better U.S. senator than Schumer or Gillibrand
rossbarkan.substack.com/p/wh…
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I agree. She doesn’t need it and she probably wouldn’t choose to do it. But I think the conversation is important because it recognizes the need to replace “rotten, centuries old systems.” Democrats need the audacity to make fundamental breaks with the past.
Jul 27, 2020 · 6:03 PM UTC
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