{"id":20082,"date":"2025-10-26T21:33:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2025-10-26T21:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:33:48","slug":"schumer-fundraising-collapses-as-aoc-surge-fuels-talk-of-primary-challenge-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=20082","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Fundraising Collapses As AOC Surge Fuels Talk Of Primary Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s fundraising has slowed to a near standstill, sparking fresh speculation that he could face a serious primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Federal Election Commission filings show the five-term New York Democrat raised just $133,000 during the last quarter \u2014 a sharp drop from his typical multi-million-dollar hauls and less than half of what he raised during the same period in his last election cycle, The New York Post\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The slowdown comes as Ocasio-Cortez, 36, raked in $4.5 million for her House reelection campaign during the same three-month period. The Bronx and Queens congresswoman has refused to rule out a Senate run \u2014 or even a future presidential bid \u2014 raising concerns inside Democratic circles that she may soon target Schumer directly.<\/p>\n

Schumer\u2019s campaign spent more than it raised from July through September, shelling out $322,000 while pulling in less than half that amount.<\/p>\n

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The 74-year-old lawmaker\u2019s latest report shows just $133,000 in new receipts compared to the $337,000 he raised in the same period ahead of his 2022 race. By contrast, during the final quarter before that election, Schumer brought in nearly $6 million for his campaign and helped direct a record-breaking $119 million into the Senate Majority PAC.<\/p>\n

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While he still has $8.6 million cash on hand, that total trails Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s reported $11.8 million \u2014 an unusual reversal for the longtime Senate leader known for his prolific fundraising operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a big political and financial upside to being bold and capturing energy, and in this moment that accrues to AOC, not Chuck Schumer,\u201d said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. \u201cHe cannot avoid noticing that AOC is the kind of person inspiring people and therefore getting fundraising benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n