AOC’s shocking plan to take on Donald Trump on his ‘home turf’
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Rep.AlexandriaOcasio-CortezwilltaketheDemocraticresistanceontheroad,appearinginGOP-heldcongressionaldistrictsinPennsylvaniaandNewYorkincomingweeks.
AOCdivulgedherplanstotheAssociatedPressforastoryMonday,afterfellowprogressive,Sen.BernieSanders,attractedbigcrowdsinWarren,MichiganonSaturday,forastoponhis‘FightingOligarchy:WhereWeGoFromHere’tour.
TheNewYorkDemocratsaidshewouldbejoiningSandersontheroadsoonandalsobedoingthesoloappearances.
‘Youlookaround–whoelseisdoingit?Noone,’Ocasio-Cortezsaid.‘MyhopeisthatthedamwilbreakintermsofDemocratsgoingontheoffense…Weneedtotaketheargumentdirectlytothepeople.’
OnSaturday,morethan6,000peoplewerepackedintothreedifferentauditoriumsforSanders’jointappearancewithUnitedAutoWorkersPresidentShawnFain.
SanderssaidhewastargetingCongressionaldistrictsthatnarrowlywenttoPresidentDonaldTrump,likeWarren,aDetroitsuburb.
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