AOC brings fire in ruby-red America: 12,000 show up to see her and Bernie in MAGA stronghold Idaho

A headline in the Idaho Capitol Sun blares: More than 12,000 Idahoans attend Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez speech in Nampa. Idaho is no one’s idea of a friendly territory for Democrats, let alone Democratic Socialists. In 2024, the state went to Trump by 36%. Nampa itself is no liberal oasis in a conservative desert. It’s in Canyon County, ID, which went for Trump by 47%

However, on Monday, Andrew Luther, general manager of the Ford Idaho Center (the latest stop on the Fight Oligarchy Tour) reported that the arena was standing-room only. And the crowd got what they came for. Fire and red meat from Bernie and AOC. Her message was simple: