Yeah, this is sore feelings over primary challenges, and a bit of local politics:
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/po...0190712-wgbfh35akrf7bmakyuqugzltha-story.html
"Rep. Greg Meeks warned fellow Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to back off on her racially tinged feud with Democratic leaders — or face a battle for her own political life.
"If they want to come after members of the Black Caucus, it's two ways," Meeks, who is also the Queens Democratic party boss, told The Hill.
The AOC-allied Justice Democrats announced it would target 10-term black Rep.
Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) for a 2020 primary challenge.
The insurgent group has also made noises about taking on Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn), a member of the Democratic leadership team, and the unpopular Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn), who barely squeaked by a little known challenger in the same 2018 primaries that saw AOC stun longtime Rep. Joe Crowley in Queens.
The group is also backing a primary challenge to Eliot Engel (D-Bronx), a longtime moderate whose district is majority minority.
Meeks could also be a target after he backed establishment favorite Melinda Katz over leftist Tiffany Caban in the still-undecided Queens district attorney race.
"(They) seem to be targeting members of the Congressional Black Caucus, individuals who have stood and fought to make sure that African Americans are included and part of this process," added Meeks, whose Jamaica-based district abuts AOC's."