(DCNF)—Former Clinton pollster Mark Penn warned Thursday that Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenging Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2028 could deal a devastating blow to the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party’s favorability plunged to a record low of 29%, according to a Sunday CNN/SSRS poll conducted March 6-9. Penn, on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” said the poll indicates that the Democratic Party has retained its “left base” while “moderates” are fleeing in droves.
“I don’t think she’s going to challenge Schumer, but if she does, I mean, already the Democratic ratings are down to 29%. I’ve never seen anything like it,” Penn said. “That means the left base is with the Democratic Party and the moderates are all leaving the party. So AOC taking off Schumer, wow, that could finish this party off. This could put it into the wilderness the way the Labour Party was for a decade.”
Schumer, who is also Senate minority leader, has faced significant backlash from within his own party over his decision to help pass a GOP-backed government funding bill to prevent a partial shutdown.
“Schumer has been in politics for a long time, and I would hope that this is his final term, and he opens it up for someone new,” Ocasio-Cortez said afterward.
Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna publicly called for Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Schumer in the 2028 New York Senate primary if he runs for reelection, NBC News reported. Moreover, several House Democrats told the outlet that Ocasio-Cortez’s colleagues privately urged her to run against Schumer at a recent Democratic Party retreat.
Democratic strategist James Carville also predicted Tuesday there could be an “uprising within the Democratic Party” in the coming months if Schumer’s and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ “plan” does not yield results.
“I think he and Leader Jeffries do have a plan in place. And look, if this is not evident here in the next three or four months, then there will be a uprising within the Democratic Party,” Carville said. “But I think we should give them a chance. Let’s see what their plan and their strategy is.”
Schumer said on “Morning Joe” Wednesday that his party’s “job” is to lower Trump’s popularity, and that he and Jeffries are aligned on an attack strategy.
“We are fighting on all of the fronts to go after Trump, not have a circular firing squad, which Democrats tend to do, particularly when there’s such an enemy as Trump, so that the basic premise that we are going after him on — and Hakeem and I are working on this very closely together … is that Trump is taking things away from the middle class, from you, to pay for tax cuts for the rich,” Schumer said.
Trump’s approval rating matches its highest point of both of his terms at 47%, according to an NBC News poll published on Sunday.
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Run AOC, run!!! I’m loving it. I’ve waited for this since the 60s.
Democrats are always changing old names to new ones they believe will be more accepted. They should change “The Democrat Party” to “The Anti-American Marxist Party”. It will be more accurate and I’m sure it will be just the thing to bring all the moderates back into the fold.
Well, the ACLU changed their name because the original one revealed too much of their mission. If you remember, it was the American Communist Lawyers Union.
The Democrat Party is already dead!
It’s flailing in it’s death throes.
Democrats now admit their purpose is to reduce Trumps popularity, so their purpose is not for the American people, their purpose is just power and access to taxpayer money.
Pretty sad when you have nothing new to offer the American people and your entire strategy is to tear down Trump. Not very inspiring.
Why yes, serve until you die of old age or noth’n.