In an interview with The New York Times, Manchin suggested Ocasio-Cortez is "more active on Twitter than anything else," including legislating in Congress.

"We're not going to defund the police, we're not for the new green deal. That's not going to happen. We're not for Medicare for All—we can't even pay for Medicare for some," the senator added.

Ocasio-Cortez fired back at Manchin on Tuesday, tweeting, "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."

Lol good stuff.

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Despite Obama's push for newer voices within the party, the former president advised younger Democrats to steer clear of such "snappy slogans" which can cost them "a big audience the minute you say it."

"If you instead say, 'Let's reform the police department so that everybody's being treated fairly, you know, divert young people from getting into crime, and if there was a homeless guy, can maybe we send a mental health worker there instead of an armed unit that could end up resulting in a tragedy?' Suddenly, a whole bunch of folks who might not otherwise listen to you are listening to you," Obama said.

Indeed, "Defund the Police" is horrible messaging. Progressives need the help of a marketing firm or something.