Posted on 03/15/2025 3:36:13 AM PDT by Libloather
Furious Democrats are pushing “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to primary Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he agreed to vote with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown, according to reports.
Progressives see Schumer’s sudden decision to support the legislation, which would fund the government through September, as “surrendering” to Republicans and as a “huge slap in the face” to them. It is leading many to encourage AOC to run for his seat in 2028, according to reports.
Democrats convening for a retreat in Virginia this week are “so mad” that they are “ready to write checks for AOC for Senate,” one House Democrat told CNN.
In an interview with the outlet on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez, 35, did not answer a question about challenging Schumer, and instead said, “I think what we need right now is a united Senate Democratic Caucus that can stand up for this country and not vote for cloture and not vote for this bill.”
AOC, who reps parts of the Bronx and Queens, told reporters Thursday that seeing Senate Democrats “even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk … is a huge slap in the face and I think that there’s a wide sense of betrayal.”
Republicans hold a 53-vote majority in the Senate and needed 60 votes to avert the government shutting down Friday at midnight. Sen. Rand Paul opposed the House GOP measure but Schumer and nine other Democrats joined the GOP to overcome a filibuster.
Just Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Angus King (I-Maine) broke from their caucus on final passage of the bill.
Schumer originally slammed the bill — but reversed course, saying “the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse.”
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Ted Kennedy a murderer
.and that homosexual clown barney frank.
No she’s an easy manipulation
Adios Chunky! You’ve been overthrown by a Tequila and Taco waitress. This isn’t your daddy’s America anymore. ROTFL!!!
They can try but she doesn’t seem like a Senator, she is barely credible as a Congressperson.
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But she IS one.
That is the only thing that matters. Can she win? Yes.
Fantastic. AOC needs to become the face of the democrat party. She can do for the DNC what Snow White has done for Disney. LOL!”
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Yes that is what we need... another entrenched leftist radical
BTTT
Why bother?
Call her cortez.
Look at the bright side. At least AOC knows how to properly cook hamburgers.
“according to reports” ... if ONLY it were actually true ... it would be the end of AOC ... maybe that’s why they’ve got that fool jasmine crockett lined up in the wings: the NEW AOC: even stupider than the original one! ...
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