An internal Democratic poll that is circulating among party leaders shows Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota might be a liability to their party in the 2020 election.
The poll, whose details were published by Axios on Sunday, surveyed over 1,000 white voters with two or less years of college education.
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It found that 74% of those polled recognized Ocasio-Cortez, while only 22% of them had a positive view of her. Additionally, 53% of those polled recognized Omar, while only 9% had a favorable view of her.
A top Democrat involved in the 2020 congressional races said these numbers risk tipping seats in the 2020 election.
“If all voters hear about is AOC, it could put the majority at risk,” they said. “[S]he’s getting all the news and defining everyone else’s races.”
The poll was conducted in May, before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s highly publicized feud with Ocasio-Cortez.
The California Democrat sought to distance the younger, liberal lawmakers from the party-at-large, saying they were only “four people.”
The fight reached a fever pitch when Ocasio-Cortez suggested the senior lawmaker was singling her out because of race, before backtracking and clarifying that Pelosi was “absolutely not” racist.
Pelosi said she would not be discussing the fight any further.
