Will AOC Primary Schumer? Most Voters Say Yes
I conducted a poll across X, Instagram, Threads, and Truth Social. Here's what I found.
In April 2025, liberal polling firm Data for Progress found that 55% of Democratic voters would choose Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Sen. Chuck Schumer in a 2028 primary.
On Nov. 9, 2025, it became clear that Schumer had failed to contain his Democratic caucus when eight Democratic senators broke party lines to reopen the government, which at the time had been shut down for 40 days.
Several Democrats in the House called for Schumer to step down, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who said, “Schumer is no longer effective.”
I decided to conduct a poll on all of my platforms, which includes X (formerly Twitter), Instagram Stories, Threads and Truth Social. The results I found did not surprise me.
The most people voted on Threads, with 155 votes. Of those 154 voters, 82% said that they believe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will make a primary bid against Sen. Chuck Schumer. Only 18% said that they don’t believe a primary would happen.
On Instagram Stories, I had three people vote. 33% said that Ocasio-Cortez will challenge Schumer, and 67% of voters saying that she won’t.
When asked why he voted no, one viewer said, “Because I think she wants to run for president.”
An Axios report from September 2025 indicated that her team is positioning her for either a presidential or Senate run in 2028.
“Ocasio-Cortez hasn’t made any decision about her future,” the Axios report said. “But her team is working to give her choices.”
For full transparency, I received zero responses on my Truth Social poll.
Combining the data from all of my polls, I was able to find that of the 159 voters, 81.13% believe that Ocasio-Cortez will attempt to primary Schumer in 2028, whereas 18.87% of voters believe that she will not.
While these numbers don’t predict the future, they do reflect a growing desire among younger and more progressive voters for a generational shift in Democratic leadership.
Whether Ocasio-Cortez challenges Schumer or sets her sights higher, the energy behind her name shows that the Democratic base is eager for a new direction, and they are watching closely to see who delivers it.