A growing number of frustrated Democrats have urged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., even though he is not up for re-election until 2028.

Rumblings in Washington to replace Schumer have grown since eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans in voting to end the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. Critics blame him for allowing centrist Democrats to give up the political game of chicken, which they appeared to be winning.

In the fallout, Democratic donors and strategists are calling for the popular progressive Ocasio-Cortez to seek his Senate seat.

“We’ve got to get rid of him,” one Democratic donor told The Hill. “She’s the future. He’s the past.”

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