The Democratic Outsider View

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a "Fighting Oligarchy" event at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, Monday, April 14, 2025.

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Who’s in the Bernie-AOC Crowds?

On Tuesday, yet another venue filled with a crowd eager to see Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Fighting Oligarchy tour. At this stop in Bakersfield, California, some people were even left waiting outside — a reminder that they’re among the politicians drawing the biggest crowds, even in red parts of America.