...It did not take long for Mr. Crowley to respond. In the first of three Twitter posts, he wrote, “Alexandria, the race is over and Democrats need to come together. I’ve made my support for you clear and the fact that I’m not running. We’ve scheduled phone calls and your team has not followed through.”
As for the fact that his name will remain on the ballot in the November, Mr. Crowley wrote in a second Twitter post that there are “lots of questions about WFP line,” adding that he was “honored to have their support.” But, he added, “for record you can only be removed from the ballot if 1) you move out of NY; 2) die; 3) be convicted of a crime; 4) accept a nomination for another office (in a place I don’t live).”
There are no residency requirements, however, for some offices, and election lawyers say Mr. Crowley could put his name in nomination for any number of positions.
Representative Crowley concluded: “I don’t plan on moving out of New York, have a clean record, hope God’s will is that I don’t die, and won’t commit what I honestly believe to be election fraud.”
The heated exchange was the first break in what had appeared to be a remarkably genial relationship; hours after Ms. Ocasio-Cortez shocked the political world by beating the 10-term Democratic incumbent, Mr. Crowley led his band through a credible version of a Bruce Springsteen song, dedicating it to her.
But on Thursday, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez seemed to suggest that the dedication rang hollow.
In a follow-up Twitter post, she wrote, “So much for ‘Born to Run.’”