New York Democratic Party Chief Warns Ocasio-Cortez Not to Challenge Schumer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) listens during a press conference in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York on April 14, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
The head of New York state’s Democratic Party said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shouldn’t challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
“I think it would be a primary driven by ambition more than by need,” the party’s head, Jay Jacobs, told the New York Post on Dec. 26.
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