The New York progressive was asked how to convince people who supported Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein that they were "wasting their time and effort."
"You are the leader of your party," Ocasio-Cortez said of Stein, who's running for president for the third time this year after mounting bids in 2012 and 2016.
In interviews at the Capitol last week, they ranged from conciliatory to critical when the topic of the Green Party arose.
Rep. Greg Casar of Texas even confessed that the Green Party "hasn't been something that's crossed my mind a lot."
AdvertisementRep. Becca Balint of Vermont charged that candidates like Stein and West are "ego driven" and "not reading the room."
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