A new Data for Progress survey of New York State Democratic primary voters finds Bronx Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading feckless Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer 55 to 36 percent in a head-to-head matchup of the 2028 primary for Schumer’s seat.
At 75 now Schumer is fairly spry at least compared to Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell but his condition and (to a lesser extent) his age aren’t the problem so much as his weakness and fecklessness, something that came to a head last month when he “led” the Dems to a capitulation on funding the government. Even if it was an impossible situation and his failure to get literally anything out of it shouldn’t have been entirely unexpected, Schumer made it look like he was going to play hardball right up until he got beaned, and then had to cancel his book tour. So yeah, the damage to his image is permanent and he should spend the next three years and change winding down, first stepping away from leadership next year and then retiring from the Senate.
“Should” doesn’t mean “will” but it’s hard to see him hanging on to his post and seat into 2029.