Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) revealed some of her frustration with progressives who are criticizing mainstream Democrats for not doing enough to oppose President Trump during a fiery town hall meeting, where she said liberal colleagues such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have made a lot of noise about Trump but haven’t accomplished much.

Slotkin said the diverse politics of her state “require me to be more than just an AOC,” referring to Ocasio-Cortez, who has harshly criticized Senate Democrats who voted last week for a House-GOP drafted funding bill that cut nondefense programs by $13 billion.

“I can’t do what she does, because we live in a purple state and I’m a pragmatist. Everyone........

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