Vance Reveals Who He Believes Is The New Leader Of The Democrat Party
Vice President JD Vance had a shocking answer when he was asked who he thinks is currently leading the Democrats.
On the Fox News show “Special Report with Bret Baier,” the vice president said that President Donald Trump is the new head of the Democratic Party, and his reasoning was sound.
It happened after host Brett Baier asked Vance if he believed New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be the party’s new leader.
“President AOC, the stuff of nightmares, Bret, thank you. You’ve ruined my sleep for this evening,” he quipped. “I don’t know.”
“I think to the extent the Democrats have a leader, Donald J. Trump is the leader of the Democratic Party,” the vice president said.
“Because they’re just against everything that he does. Who could possibly disagree with rebuilding American manufacturing and ensuring these steelworkers have higher wages and better jobs?” he said.
“But any time Donald Trump does anything, they have this emotional response, they have to be against. Who could disagree with deporting millions of illegal aliens, many of whom are violent criminals? But they do, they have,” Vance continued.
“Whenever Donald J. Trump does something, they react negatively to it. They don’t have real leadership,” the vice president said.
“I think it’s why I’m not too concerned about 2028, because if I wake up in a fantasy world where the Democrats actually have constructive ideas about how to govern this country, that’ll actually be a good thing. But in the world that we actually live in, where they’re just anti-Trump about everything, the politics of 2028 will take care of themselves,” he continued.
However, polls show that Ocasio-Cortez is emerging as a formidable force in the Democratic Party who may lead the replacement of the party’s “old guard.”
A new head-to-head poll for the 2028 New York primary shows Ocasio-Cortez leading Chuck Schumer by double digits, and it comes as the longtime Senate Democrat leader is under fire from the far left of his caucus.
The survey by the liberal firm Data for Progress, first reported by POLITICO, found that 55 percent of likely Democratic voters support or lean toward Ocasio-Cortez, compared to 36 percent for Schumer, with 9 percent undecided.
The poll is the latest indication that Schumer’s popularity with the Democratic base has suffered since he backed a GOP funding bill last month to avert a government shutdown. Moreover, the fact that Data for Progress conducted and released the poll highlights how liberal organizations continue to push Schumer to adopt a tougher stance against President Donald Trump, POLITICO noted.
“This poll really does show that Democrats are united in just wanting to stand up, wanting to fight, wanting to see someone taking a stand for them,” said Danielle Deiseroth, executive director of Data for Progress.
Deiseroth added that her firm “has a long tradition of wanting to challenge the status quo of Democratic Party leadership.” She noted that her polling firm released a survey in 2021 showing then-Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona was vulnerable to a primary challenge. She would go on to re-register as an independent before deciding against a reelection bid.
The implications of the Schumer-Ocasio-Cortez poll for the New York primary three years from now remain uncertain, as early surveys are rarely predictive. Ocasio-Cortez has also been vague about a potential Senate run, while Schumer has already filed for reelection.
Schumer defended his vote on the GOP funding bill as choosing the lesser of two evils, arguing that a government shutdown would have bolstered Trump.
Although some liberal groups and House members have called on him to take a tougher stance against Trump or step down as minority leader, Schumer has managed to prevent any defections within his Senate Democratic Caucus, and his position as minority leader appears secure for now.
