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.NEW YORK: Getting reelected looks for the moment like a smooth road for Senate Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer’s, as the powerful Democrat strives for a fifth term this fall.
As New York turned deeper blue in recent years, some thought or perhaps wished that Schumer would be vulnerable to a challenge from the likes of Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez (D-Bronx), who in a world of social media and meme politics attracts outside attention as a relatively new Congress member.
But at this point, the second week of the election year, there are no signs of a primary challenge building despite the predictions of ex-President #DonaldTrump.
He said in an October statement: "The Progressives gain far more power with the legislation being currently talked about by failing than if it passes. It makes them a true powerhouse. Next up, AOC running against Chuck Schumer for his US Senate Seat.
"While #AOC hasn’t endorsed Schumer for November, she hasn’t been commenting at all on the potential for a run.
The other New York Senate seat, held by Democrat #KirstenGillibrand, comes open in 2024, and it is not yet known whether she will seek reelection, so the hunting ground for progressives may lay with the junior seat, not the senior one.
For historical perspective: New York Senators #DanielMoynihan and #JacobJavits won four terms, and Schumer stopped #AlDAmato in 1998 from having more than three.
But in the U.S. Senate, which rewards seniority, a fifth term for Schumer wouldn’t even come close to a national record; none of the top 25 for longevity come from New York, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is approaching the end of his eighth term.
President Joe Biden, number 18 on the list, was a six-termer when Barack Obama tapped him for vice president.
The #NYSDemocrats’ nominating convention will be in February, with designating petitions to be distributed, signed and submitted between early March and early April.
Election officials have yet to release the official political calendar for the year, but federal and state primaries are due to take place together in June, so the timeline for organizing statewide primary campaigns is growing short.
On the Republican side, Schumer’s potential November opponents are relatively unheard of. Joseph Pinion III a regular Newsmax commentator, identifies himself on his Twitter account as an advocate of "progressive conservatism."
#JoePinion lost a race for a Yonkers state Assembly seat in 2018 to Nader Sayegh
Lawyer #AleksandrMici ,a #Bronx lawyer and #Albanian immigrant, is also looking for the #GOP nomination to challenge Schumer......
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/chuck-schumer-senate-primary-1.50474269
