Top Democrat warns Ocasio-Cortez not to challenge Schumer in primary

A top New York Democrat warned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez against attempting to unseat Sen. Chuck Schumer during the upcoming primary elections, saying she would “absolutely” lose to the current Senate minority leader.

“Chuck Schumer has been a progressive force in the state for decades,” Jay Jacobs, the chairman of the state Democratic committee, told the New York Post. “She has a constituency that admires her and supports her, and they’re in her community, and I think it would be a loss for them if she were to do that.”