Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is in Council Bluff, Iowa tonight campaiging with elderly socialist Bernie Sanders.
“Who here is ready for the revolution!? I know I sure am”:
.@AOC takes to the stage and yells "who here is ready for the revolution!?"
Iowa is ready for the political revolution.
Let's make it happen: https://t.co/WPoDNbPcbk pic.twitter.com/gt8LVDLFHl
— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) November 9, 2019
This is her first time in Iowa:
Huge cheers in this full gym in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as @AOC takes the stage to stump for @BernieSanders. “This is my first time in my life in Iowa,” she says. pic.twitter.com/ojlGnO5vZR
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) November 9, 2019
But the “full” crowd gets an asterisk as many aren’t even from Iowa. They’re from Nebraska:
(A slight asterisk to the size of this crowd, at least for Iowa caucusing purposes: a lot of these Sanders supporters are from Nebraska. Omaha is just across the river, and Lincoln is a bit farther down the road)
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) November 9, 2019
And there should be a second asterisk because it’s not actually a full gym:
Another asterisk to the fact that the gym is not full.
— Russ Lamm (@RussLamm) November 9, 2019
We’ll remember “full-ish” the next time President Trump’s crowd size gets debated:
Fair enough – full-ish.
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) November 9, 2019
It really isn’t that big a space:
Good evening from Council Bluffs, Iowa, where we’ll be joined shortly by @BernieSanders and @AOC for their first Hawkeye State rally together. pic.twitter.com/CqqTDtsGWM
— Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) November 9, 2019
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According to the campaign, there were 2400 in attendance:
Today: @LulaOficial released, endorses Bernie@cmkshama takes the lead@chesaboudin takes the lead @AOC and @berniesanders hold the biggest Iowa rally of the election. pic.twitter.com/mQER7KyWRI
— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) November 9, 2019
She’ll be pushing the Green New Deal while she’s in the state:
U.S. Rep. @AOC gets a roaring welcome in Council Bluffs, where she’s campaigning for Sen. @BernieSanders. It’s part 1 of a 3-part, west-to-east Iowa swing pushing the “Green New Deal” pic.twitter.com/HSy8FEjEbD
— Nick Coltrain (@NColtrain) November 9, 2019
Sorry, no Vice President AOC this year!
There’s a diverse crowd in Council Bluffs, IA for the first rally with @aoc and @berniesanders. “Oh please let her be his runningmate,” said Catie Burghart a supporter who came from Omaha across the river. (Ocasio Cortez is actually too young to be Vice President this cycle.)
— Eliza Collins (@elizacollins1) November 9, 2019
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