CLEVELAND, Ohio - Nina Turner, president of Our Revolution, is under fire from critics who feel like she is using the group for her own political gain.

Turner, a former Ohio state senator who rose to national prominence in the group after being a vocal supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential run, has since fallen out of favor with some Our Revolution board members who think Turner is using the group as a personal springboard to higher office, Politico reports.

Among several reasons given in the Politico piece by insiders were the group's lack of support for Hispanic candidates, sluggish fundraising despite having Sanders' coveted 2016 presidential campaign email list and Turner's attempt to install Tezlyn Figaro, her personal consultant, as chief of staff for the group.

Turner and the Our Revolution endorsement process were also criticized by several candidates in the Politico story, including state Sen. Joe Schiavoni, a Democrat from Boardman, Ohio. Schiavoni told Politico he actively went to meetings and sought the group's support.

But Our Revolution endorsed former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a friend of Turner's. Turner was also close with Kucinich's running mate, Akron City Councilwoman Tara Samples.

While Our Revolution endorsed Kucinich, Sanders notably stayed out of the race. Kucinich lost the primary handily.

Turner declined to say whether she was considering running for higher office at some point, with board members telling Politico that Turner was mulling a run for president in 2020 if Sanders did not run.

After the piece published, Turner took to Twitter to retweet notes of support. Some described the Politico story as a hit piece, including Our Revolution founding member James Zogby.

1/3I’m a founding board member of @OurRevolution (OR). This @politico piece doesn’t describe the group I know. It is a hit piece fueled a few disgruntled souls out to harm @ninaturner. In a short time, OR has established itself as a leading progressive political org... pic.twitter.com/SrkIOlCNKF — James J. Zogby (@jjz1600) May 21, 2018

Figaro also took to Twitter to voice her displeasure with the piece.

(2) @ConsultCatalina @LucyFlores

#1 I have over 15 yrs of political ORGANIZING exp working on WINNING DEM CAMPAIGNS not to mention organizing on the Sanders 2016 campaign #2 I have 15 yrs of AWARD WINNING hr STAFFING exp employing 300 ppl on my own #3 I have NEVER praised Trump — Tezlyn Figaro (@TezlynFigaro) May 21, 2018

Read the Politico piece here.