Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a favorite of Bernie Sanders, and another “Democratic Socialist” is also on board his campaign. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a break from campaigning in New York to come to Michigan to throw some extra socialist weight behind El-Sayed’s push to be the next governor:
ICYMI: This weekend, @Ocasio2018 joins us for rallies all across Michigan! Join us in a city near you. https://t.co/os51lAbvkD pic.twitter.com/3KK4a7lRAk
— Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) July 27, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez recently appeared in Kansas with Bernie Sanders, and her national tour moved on today:
Press avail. There were about 1000 people at @AbdulElSayed @Ocasio2018 rally in Grand Rapids. Sat morning in a conservative part of Michigan pic.twitter.com/pyurTpo25c
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) July 28, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez drew quite the crowd, and the journo presence also appeared to be heavy.
How many were press?
— Miss N. Has a Broken Heart (@MissBilious) July 28, 2018
How many were reporters?
— PattiD05 (@PattiD05) July 28, 2018
There were definitely a lot there, along with many others who seemed to be enthralled by the New York congressional candidate.
Huge line for @AbdulElSayed and @Ocasio2018 in Grand Rapids pic.twitter.com/ulQVO2bKfN
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) July 28, 2018
There’s a huge crowd filling a HS auditorium in Grand Rapids to see @AbdulElSayed and @Ocasio2018 today. Much larger than the campaign anticipated. pic.twitter.com/LTepy130EW
— Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen) July 28, 2018
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.@Ocasio2018 meets Grand Rapids. “They said I wouldn’t be welcome here. You showed them wrong in Kansas, you’re going to show them wrong in Michigan.” pic.twitter.com/8iAjzptjcs
— Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen) July 28, 2018
Could one of the reasons she was welcomed in a more conservative area be that many Republicans believe far Left Dems are going to be a detriment to their own party in November?
https://twitter.com/BobsBlitz/status/1023283405096726530
Bingo!
She’s a candidate campaigning all over the country except the district she claims she wants to serve. https://t.co/7hGxJ5ZFPs
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 28, 2018
Which is kind of the fun irony in all this. She’s now acting exactly like Crowley did with that seat.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 28, 2018
She knows Queens isn’t in Michigan right?
— Steve (@SJHNatFan) July 28, 2018
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