NY Democrat who lost his race criticizes AOC, saying she didn't campaign much and 'was nowhere to be found'

• The New York congressman lost his seat.

• She denied that she didn't help the party enough.

• Democrats performed poorly in New York and avoided huge losses.

A New York congressman who lost his seat in the election criticized a colleague.

Sean Patrick Maloney has represented New York's 17th congressional district in the House of Representatives but lost to his Republican opponent this week.

The New York Times asked who was to blame for the poor performance.

There is a debate going on in New York about the leadership of the New York Democratic Party, and some on the left argue that it's part of the problem. Is that a conversation you're involved in?

One of the most famous progressives in Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, did not campaign in the run up to the elections. She wasn't found.

The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee gives him responsibility for getting candidates elected

She endorsed a candidate who tried unsuccessfully to oust him in the primaries.

I'm not sure what she has to say, but I'm sure she'll give it to her.

The Times asked about the criticism that was given to the New York Democratic party.

She blamed a lack of year-round organizing by the party and an insistence on leaning into Republican narratives on crime and safety for the party's decline in New York.

The New York State Democratic chair has never contacted her. He has antagonized me and any progressive candidates. We need to come together as a group.

Ocasio-Cortez was talking about a senior party official.

"Ocasio-Cortez did not help the Democrats' efforts across the country."

She had absolutely nothing to do with the historic defense of our majority. Not paying a dollar of dues was the reason. Give them money when they don't want it from her, but didn't do anything for frontline candidates.

He noted that she's an important voice in our politics, but that there are other voices who should be heard.

She was nowhere to be found when it came to passing our agenda through the Congress.

The first thing I did this term was to get courted for donations to swing races.

Over a quarter million dollars for the Democrats this cycle, but now he is denying it.

She said that if he wasn't aware of her visit to California, that's on him.

Business Insider has an article on it.