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Article snippet: There was no uproar, no media circus, no public pronouncements — not even a tweet. Rising Democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid a very quiet visit to the nation’s capital on Tuesday, marking the first face-to-face meetings with liberal supporters on Capitol Hill since her remarkable primary victory over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) last month. The visit was not intended to make any waves, as Ocasio-Cortez adopted an under-the-radar approach that was clearly a strategic effort to avoid the limelight — no simple feat for an overnight political megastar with more than 740,000 Twitter followers. Afterward, the Democrat, clad in a tan blazer and wearing ankle boots and round-rimmed glasses, grabbed an hourlong lunch with liberal Rep. In a brief interview outside the restaurant, an animated Ocasio-Cortez told The Hill the visit was designed simply to “get the lay of the land” in Washington, where she is likely headed next year given that she is widely expected to win her heavily Democratic New York district in November. Ocasio-Cortez had angered some Democrats following her victory when she suggested Crowley, who had quickly endorsed her candidacy, was mounting a third-party run against her — a charge Crowley denied. She also ruffled some feathers after endorsing a handful of liberal primary candidates who are challenging Democratic incumbents. Since that flare-up, Ocasio-Cortez has spoken with Crowley and other Democratic leaders, including House Minority L... Link to the full article to read more