New York Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs calls from fellow progressives to mount primary campaigns against moderate Democrats whose politics they believe are to the right of their constituents’.

“Long story short, I need you to run for office,” Ocasio-Cortez said on a video conference call hosted by the leftist Justice Democrats, as the group launched a campaign dubbed #OurTime, Politico reported.

Justice Democrats backed Ocasio-Cortez’s primary campaign against incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, the powerful Queens Democratic Party boss whose loss sent shock waves through the party’s centrist wing.

While it is unusual for a freshman lawmaker-in-waiting to openly challenge her party’s incumbents, Ocasio-Cortez’s call to action was reminiscent of Tea Party challenges to centrist Republicans, when GOP stalwarts like ex-Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia faced primary challenges from the right.

In Cantor’s case, he was defeated by Tea Party favorite Dave Bratt, and quit politics.

Former House Speaker John Boehner was also essentially hounded from office by conservative firebrands, leading to lasting rifts in the party between moderates and the hard-right Freedom Caucus.

Democrats fear internal struggles between moderates and progressives like the 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez could hamper the party in fights with President Trump and the GOP-controlled Senate.

But Justice Democrats are determined to move their party to the left.

“All Americans know money in politics is a huge problem, but unfortunately the way that we fix it is by demanding that our incumbents give it up or by running fierce campaigns ourselves,” Ocasio-Cortez added. “That’s really what we need to do to save this country. That’s just what it is.”

Her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, a co-founder of Justice Democrats, took it a step further.

“We need new leaders, period,” he said on the call, the website reported. “We gotta primary, folks.”

The group said it wants Democratic members of Congress to be representative of their diverse communities and support liberal policies like “Medicare for all,” abolishing ICE, and implementing a “Green New Deal” to fight climate change and eschew corporate PAC money.

“I don’t think people who are taking money from oil and gas companies should be drafting climate legislation,” Ocasio-Cortez said on the call.

Justice Democrats said they would prioritize women and diversity in its recruitment efforts.

All four incoming House members who were backed by Justice Democrats are women of color: Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez.

“If you’re a strong progressive leader in your community and committed to getting money out of politics, I want you to join me in Congress. I want you to run,” Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter on Saturday.