Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) dodged questions on whether Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) should step aside as party leader but acknowledged that the calls for her to challenge him for his seat in the Senate is real.

Ocasio-Cortez has been the target of speculation over whether she might challenge Schumer for his Senate seat in 2028.

Enten — when asked about talk of Schumer being challenged for his Senate seat in 2028 — highlighted how Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has “got a real leg up” on the competition in terms of her net favorable rating among New York Democrats ( +46 percentage points compared to Schumer at +16 ).

The Senate minority leader is leaning on long relationships inside his caucus and looking ahead to the midterms.

A leader is a reflection of the party, and Senate Democrats have selected their leadership to represent them. And so the question needs to be bigger than just one person.”

The late-night host tore into the Democrats for giving in to Republican demands and getting nothing in return.

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Progressive groups are angry that Schumer was unable to keep his members together and that the deal doesn't include the things Democrats wanted.

Trump, lefty group has launched its largest-ever primary push to take down Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after enough Senate Democrats caved and voted to reopen the government