Why Rep. AOC should run for US Senate against SenGillibrand, via Freddoso.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already has more money in the bank than Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — $5.4 million to the senator's $4.3 million. In a party primary for Gillibrand's Senate seat, she could probably raise an overwhelming amount from left-wing donors across the country and outspend the senator. And in such a primary, the two would be competing for the votes of some of the furthest-left Democrats in America, which is natural territory for AOC.
Why? Well, first of all, there isn't going to be another chance like this for a long time. When Chuck Schumer retires, there might be a dozen candidates or more — it would be much simpler to knock off Gillibrand in a head-to-head race, given her relatively low profile and weak approval rating.
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