Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of
the party.
In a CNN survey released Sunday, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents were asked to name one person when “thinking about Democratic leaders today” who “best reflects the core values of the Democratic Party.”
The open-ended question yielded a range of responses: 10 percent pointed
to Ocasio-Cortez, 9 percent said former Vice President Kamala Harris, 8 percent said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and 6 percent said House
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.).
Former President Obama and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) each were named
by 4 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent respondents, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) were named by 2 percent of respondents.
At least fifteen other Democrats — many of whom have name recognition from previous presidential campaigns or rumors of possible ones — were named by 1 percent of respondents.
Meanwhile, a plurality of respondents, 26 percent, said they have no
opinion, while 5 percent gave non-name responses and 5 percent said no
one. All other names accounted for a total of 5 percent of responses.
The survey reflects the lack of clarity among Democrats over who should
lead the party, as Republicans control of the White House and both
chambers of Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez has been a leading voice criticizing Schumer for agreeing to
a Republican spending bill that almost all Democrats opposed, due to provisions that cut programs and expanded President Trump’s power to control government funding.
“There is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters late Thursday, referring to Schumer’s decision. “And this is not
just about progressive Democrats. This is across the board — the entire party.”
Schumer said a government shutdown would have been worse, effectively accelerating Trump’s efforts to close down government agencies he doesn’t like, but he has faced intense backlash within the party for not putting
up a fight.
The last time Democrats were grappling with a Trump presidency, in 2017,
the list of party leaders looked very different — with only Sanders near the top of both lists.
Obama led responses at 18 percent, followed by Sanders with 14 percent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 10 percent, and Joe Biden
with 7 percent.
The latest survey, conducted March 6-9, included 1,206 respondents and has
a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5198380-ocasio-cortez-leads-democrats/
On 3/23/25 00:30, useapen wrote:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core
values” of the party.
Darn good deal.
Sure, keep her as a leader.
In fact, why not have her replace Sen. Schumer.
She will lead the Democrats marching through the lost wilderness
of being an irrelevant losing party.
In a CNN survey released Sunday, Democrats and Democratic-leaning
independents were asked to name one person when “thinking about
Democratic leaders today” who “best reflects the core values of
the Democratic Party.”
The open-ended question yielded a range of responses: 10 percent
pointed to Ocasio-Cortez, 9 percent said former Vice President Kamala
Harris, 8 percent said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and 6 percent
said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.).
Former President Obama and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) each were
named by 4 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent
respondents, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.),
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), former Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) were named by 2 percent
of respondents.
At least fifteen other Democrats — many of whom have name
recognition from previous presidential campaigns or rumors of
possible ones — were named by 1 percent of respondents.
Meanwhile, a plurality of respondents, 26 percent, said they have no
opinion, while 5 percent gave non-name responses and 5 percent said
no one. All other names accounted for a total of 5 percent of
responses.
The survey reflects the lack of clarity among Democrats over who
should lead the party, as Republicans control of the White House and
both chambers of Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez has been a leading voice criticizing Schumer for
agreeing to a Republican spending bill that almost all Democrats
opposed, due to provisions that cut programs and expanded President
Trump’s power to control government funding.
“There is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal,” Ocasio-Cortez
told reporters late Thursday, referring to Schumer’s decision.
“And this is not just about progressive Democrats. This is across
the board — the entire party.”
Schumer said a government shutdown would have been worse, effectively
accelerating Trump’s efforts to close down government agencies he
doesn’t like, but he has faced intense backlash within the party
for not putting up a fight.
The last time Democrats were grappling with a Trump presidency, in
2017, the list of party leaders looked very different — with only
Sanders near the top of both lists.
Obama led responses at 18 percent, followed by Sanders with 14
percent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 10 percent,
and Joe Biden with 7 percent.
The latest survey, conducted March 6-9, included 1,206 respondents
and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5198380-ocasio-cortez-leads-democra
ts/
On 23 Mar 2025, a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> posted some news:Lt0EP.112923$Xq5f.6734@fx38.iad:
On 3/23/25 00:30, useapen wrote:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core
values” of the party.
Darn good deal.
Sure, keep her as a leader.
In fact, why not have her replace Sen. Schumer.
She will lead the Democrats marching through the lost wilderness
of being an irrelevant losing party.
Agree. She's the next Kamala.
On 3/23/25 00:30, useapen wrote:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of
the party.
Darn good deal.
Sure, keep her as a leader.
In fact, why not have her replace Sen. Schumer.
She will lead the Democrats marching through the lost wilderness
of being an irrelevant losing party.
On 2025-03-23 23:06:18 +0000, a425couple said:
On 3/23/25 00:30, useapen wrote:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of
the party.
Darn good deal.
Sure, keep her as a leader.
In fact, why not have her replace Sen. Schumer.
She will lead the Democrats marching through the lost wilderness
of being an irrelevant losing party.
Schumer should go at the very least. He recently said he thought the Republican party would slip back into its rational (or halfway rational
at least) Bush/Romney mode as soon as Trump is off the scene.
The fact that Vance is way ahead of any other potential Republican for
'28 in their early polls shows MAGAtism has taken over the Republican
party lock, stock, and barrel and is here to stay.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of
the party.
Schumer, who I can't stand, did make the correct choice.
I don't think she does.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of
the party.
On 23/3/25 0:30, useapen wrote:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values” of >> the party.
The old and the young have become enemies of Magoo.
On 23/3/25 18:21, pothead wrote:
Schumer, who I can't stand, did make the correct choice.
It good to know Magoos have the best interests of the political
opposition in mind.
Never usedapen can only copy and paste
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) narrowly leads in a poll of
Democrats on which political leader “best reflects” the “core values”
of the party.
Darn good deal.
Sure, keep her as a leader.
an irrelevant losing party.
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