Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s days in Congress may finally be numbered.
According to a poll shared with Politico, far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads Schumer by double digits in a hypothetical Democratic primary matchup for the 2028 Senate race.
The poll, which was conducted by the left-leaning group Data for Progress, showed that 55 percent of likely Democratic voters favored or leaned toward supporting AOC, compared to 36 percent who backed or leaned toward Sen. Chuck Schumer.
A further nine percent said they remain undecided.
While the vote remains three years away, such figures suggest that the Democratic Party may soon be taken over by individuals who make no secret of their socialist ideology.
“This poll really does show that Democrats are united in just wanting to stand up, wanting to fight, wanting to see someone taking a stand for them,” said Danielle Deiseroth, executive director of Data for Progress.
Deiseroth added that her polling firm “has a long tradition of wanting to challenge the status quo of Democratic Party leadership,” suggesting her polling may be biased.
AOC has not yet confirmed her intention to run for the seat, although she has also refused to rule it out.
Schumer, meanwhile, has already filed the paperwork for re-election.
Bad blood between the two lawmakers has risen significantly since President Trump took office in January, especially after Schumer voted in favor a Republican spending bill that will keep the government running until September.
“Just to see Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing Elon Musk — I think it is a huge slap in the face,” she complained at the time.
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It would also not be the first time that AOC has unseated an establishment incumbent.
During her 2018 New York congressional primary, she defeated Democratic Caucus chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, and has since gone on to win re-election on three consecutive occasions on a platform of turning America into a socialist state.
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