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— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 2, 2020 Manchin, whom the New York Times described as the “most conservative Senate Democrat,” made the remarks in a Times interview published Monday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hit back at Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) after he criticized her tenure in the House in the latest spat between the progressive and centrist lawmakers.

'I find it amusing when politicians try to diminish the seriousness of our policy work, movement organizing & grassroots fundraising to 'she just tweets,' as though 'serious' politics is only done by begging corporate CEOs for money through wax-sealed envelopes delivered by raven,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

I find it amusing when politicians try to diminish the seriousness of our policy work, movement organizing & grassroots fundraising to 'she just tweets,' as though 'serious' politics is only done by begging corporate CEOs for money through wax-sealed envelopes delivered by raven

The rebuke comes a day after Manchin belittled her service in the House, a rare elbow from the West Virginian.

'I don't know the young lady - I really don't. I never met her. I'm understanding she's not that active with her bills or in committee. She's more active on Twitter than anything else,' Manchin told The New York Times.

The feud between Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin goes back nearly a month to when the senator rebuked calls to defund the police by declaring, 'Defund, my butt.' Ocasio-Cortez responded with a tweet showing her glaring at the senator when he applauded during President Trump's second State of the Union address.

The back-and-forth is a microcosm of the ongoing battles between moderates and progressives within the Democratic Party in the aftermath of a disappointing congressional election cycle.

Democrats are pointing fingers as they try to explain why they did not take the Senate outright on Nov. 3 and lost House members in a cycle when they faced a favorable Senate map and were expected to expand their majority in the lower chamber.

Moderates have said slogans like 'defund the police' and 'Medicare for All' alienated centrist voters they needed, while progressives said their policies should be credited with energizing the Democratic base.

June 24 (UPI) -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez steamrolled her way to the Democratic nomination for New York's District 14 as New York, Virginia and Kentucky held primary elections in congressional and local races on Tuesday.

Ocasio-Cortez -- whose win over a veteran Democratic opponent in the 2018 primary ignited a progressive wave in the party -- won over upstart challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

With more than 74 percent of precincts reporting, Ocasio-Cortez secured 73 percent of the vote to Caruso-Cabrera's 20 percent, the New York Post reported.

Though she was expected to win the nomination, Ocasio-Cortez's performance against House hopeful and former CNBC anchor Caruso-Cabrera was viewed as a barometer to see if the public agreed with critics who say she spends too much time on national issues while neglecting her constituents in the Bronx borough of New York City.

On Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez said the victory was important to her as a rejection of those who dismissed her earlier win as a fluke.

'Our win was treated as an aberration, or [because] my opponent 'didn't try,' she tweeted. 'Tonight, we are proving that the people's movement in NY isn't an accident. It's a mandate.'

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont tweeted Ocasio-Cortez his congratulations.

'In less than two years, she has become a major leader in Congress on many important issues, and I look forward to continue working with her to achieve justice for all working people,' he said.

The primaries in Kentucky and New York were rescheduled from earlier dates due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With the Democratic presidential race decided in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden, one of the most closely watched primary contests is in Kentucky, where Democrats will choose between Amy McGrath and Charles Booker as the party's Senate nominee.

With less than 10 percent of precincts reporting, McGrath held an early lead over Booker for the right to take on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is among President Donald Trump's most powerful supporters.

Live trackers of the race by NBC and The Washington Post reported McGrath held 44 percent of the votes to Booker's 39.6 percent.

McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot who lost a close race for the House two years ago, has strong backing from the Democrat's moderate wing and a large fundraising edge.

Once considered a cinch for the nomination, she headed into Tuesday facing a strong challenge from Booker, a 35-year-old African-American freshman state legislator and social activist whose campaign surged after the police-involved deaths of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March and George Floyd in Minnesota in May. He received endorsements from key progressive leaders, including Sens. Sanders and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

Kentucky officials reduced the number of in-person polling places from 3,700 to 170 due to health concerns, and both campaigns filed injunctions Tuesday night to keep at least one polling location open late.

Coline Lauderdale, Booker's campaign manager, tweeted their motion was denied.

'We're disappointed,' he said. 'Not in any one politician or official, because we know it's hard to quickly create a new system amidst unprecedented circumstances. But we have to be honest: People who were trying to vote but stuck in traffic were turned away and sent home, because all of Louisville had to share a single polling station location.'

Both candidates took to Twitter to tell Kentuckians to stay in line. If you're in line, they said, they will be allowed to vote.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said earlier in the day that they were projecting about 1.1 million primary votes or 32 percent of registered voters, and heralded the election as 'a model for success in conducting an election during a pandemic.'

Some Democrats have said the move to reduce polling stations was likely to disenfranchise black voters in urban areas.Recent polling has shown a low approval rating for McConnell in his home state. However, similar numbers also preceded his re-election in 2014, when he won by more than 15 points.

In another test of progressive clout in New York, Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel, a moderate with support from Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer, was trailing well behind newcomer and high school principal Jamaal Bowman -- who's won endorsements from Ocasio-Cortez, Warren and other progressives.

With 91.5 percent of precincts reporting, Bowman held a strong lead of 60.9 percent for 21,851 votes to Engel's 35.6 percent, or 12,769 votes.

Bowman told his supporters as he held his early lead that they were not just be celebrating him but a movement 'designed' push back against systemic racism and oppression.

'Our movement is designed to restore that faith, to restore that hope, to bring back the belief in what is possible, to root our values in everything we do,' he said.

Due to the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of New York residents voted by mail, which could bring delays in naming the winners that could stretch over several days.

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In Virginia, a pair of freshman Democratic House members will see their Republican challengers determined in Tuesday's primary.

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Three GOP contenders vied for a chance in November to face first-term Rep. Elaine Luria with Scott Taylor, who held the seat for a single term before being unseated by Luria in 2018, winning the chance for a rematch. Both are U.S. Navy veterans in a district that includes Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval station.

Elsewhere in the state, a group of six Republican candidates are vying to face first-term Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who upset a Republican incumbent in 2018 as part of the Democratic 'blue wave' that regained control of the U.S. House.