{"id":2622959,"date":"2026-07-02T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-pits-herself-directly-against-chuck-schumer-with-far-left-endorsement-in-crucial-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:25:55","slug":"aoc-pits-herself-directly-against-chuck-schumer-with-far-left-endorsement-in-crucial-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-pits-herself-directly-against-chuck-schumer-with-far-left-endorsement-in-crucial-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Pits Herself Directly Against Chuck Schumer with Far-Left Endorsement in Crucial Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-pits-herself-directly-against-chuck-schumer-with-far-left-endorsement-in-crucial-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>AOC, representing New York as a democrat, has endorsed Dr. Abdul el-Sayed in Michigan\u2019s upcoming Senate primary, breaking with Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who supports moderate Rep. Haley Stevens. ocasio-Cortez emphasizes unity despite ideological differences, viewing this moment as crucial for the party\u2019s future.El-Sayed\u2019s campaign advocates for progressive policies, challenges establishment opposition, and aims to be the first Muslim senator if elected. He criticizes how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">political figures<\/a> take money from corporations and special interests, and highlights his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/earl-campbell-runs-for-wallkill-town-board\/\" title=\"Earl Campbell seeks Wallkill Town Board position.\">strong communication skills<\/a>, especially online. schumer may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-new-army-chief-bypassing-tuberville-blockade\/\" title=\"... confirms new Army chief, sidestepping Tuberville&#039;s obstruction.\">face future challenges<\/a> from Ocasio-Cortez in 2028, as she remains a prominent figure with increasing support among progressive voters. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >race reflects broader shifts<\/a> within the Democratic Party toward more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-bans-outside-candidates-from-running-for-board-in-middle-finger-to-alumni\/\" title=\"Yale Bans Outside Candidates From Running for Board in \u2018Middle Finger\u2019 to Alumni\">left-leaning candidates<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, has split with Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in next month\u2019s Michigan primary for a U.S. Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is backing Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive. Schumer is backing Rep. Haley Stevens, a more moderate Democrat, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us\/politics\/ocasio-cortez-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-crucial-michigan-senate-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ulA.vUtO.hXCexhHKz0l0&#038;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think many people are willing to put aside differences in order to give us the best chance at winning. And I think that Abdul gives us that right now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s intervention, her first in a Senate primary this year, comes after far-left Democrats won big in New York City congressional primaries and Colorado Democrats veered to the left in a recent primary.<\/p>\n<p>If elected, El-Sayed would be the first Muslim senator.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez praised El-Sayed\u2019s communication skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like it\u2019s extremely challenging to run candidates that can\u2019t raise money, it\u2019s also just as challenging to run a candidate that can\u2019t message online,\u201d she said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve now kind of crossed this Rubicon where online and digital messaging is no longer a niche. It is a core competency, just like any other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Mike Rogers, a former member of Congress, will face the winner. Rogers lost in 2024 to Sen. Elissa Slotkin by less than 20,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed said establishment Democrats oppose him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think too many establishment Democrats are more afraid that I will win,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s really what they\u2019re trying to avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, he said, \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to see me on the inside of the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he would attack \u201cthe kind of politics where we take money from corporations and AIPAC to run milquetoast campaigns and don\u2019t say anything about the problems that everyday people are facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez deflected any talk of a rift with Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really see this through that lens,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s natural to not be in agreement 100 percent of the time on 100 percent of decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AOC has spent her career taking on the powerful on behalf of everyday people, and she has shown all of us what courageous, smart, values-driven leadership looks like. I\u2019m deeply honored to earn her endorsement. Onward to victory.<\/p>\n<p>2018\u27a1\ufe0f2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5U149jlP44\">pic.twitter.com\/5U149jlP44<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2072644590583111731?\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAOC has spent her career taking on the powerful on behalf of everyday people, and she has shown all of us what courageous, smart, values-driven leadership looks like. I\u2019m deeply honored to earn her endorsement. Onward to victory,\u201d El-Sayed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2072644590583111731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan race comes against a backdrop of expectations that Schumer may have to defend his Senate seat against Ocasio-Cortez in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe Todd-Medina, a Brooklyn-based political strategist, said the contest is looming, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5946437-ocasio-cortez-schumer-senate-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s name, she said, \u201cwas already on the tongues of Democratic voters for some time, but it also is being talked about in the sense of, is Senator Schumer going to retire, and if he doesn\u2019t retire, the name that comes up who will challenge him has been Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, has always been the name. I actually have not heard another name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re seeing a change in the people that are being elected, and the people that are being elected are the people that want to see change across the board, so that would include Senator Schumer,\u201d Todd-Medina said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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