The head of New York state’s Democratic Party said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) should not challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). “I think it would be a primary driven by ambition more than by need,” the party’s head, Jay Jacobs, told the New York Post on Dec. 26. There have been unconfirmed reports for months suggesting Ocasio-Cortez—a self-described democratic socialist who has promoted far-left policies—would challenge Schumer. “Chuck Schumer has been a progressive force in the state for decades,” Jacobs said. “She has a constituency that admires her and supports her, and they’re in her community, and I think it would be a loss for them if she were to do that.” Jacobs further stipulated that Schumer would “absolutely” defeat the second-term congresswoman. “We’ve never met. I would look forward to doing that,” he said of whether or not he’s met Ocasio-Cortez. “I am open to that at any …