With Bernie Sanders, AOC collects nearly $10M (and shatters her personal record)
As AOC tours alongside fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders, attracting thousands of people across several states, her popularity seems to be peaking.
Doubled her fundraising
The alliance between Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to be bearing fruit: the latter has reportedly almost doubled her fundraising over the last three months, setting a quarterly fundraising record with nearly $10 million raised.
Thousands of people
AOC is at the heart of the "Fighting Oligarchy" tour alongside fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders, an event that draws crowds across several states.
Its donors
This is reflected in its fundraising results, where over half of its donors are said to be new contributors, according to data shared on X.
Grateful
Proudly reposting on X the data published by its campaign manager and senior advisor Olivier Hidalgo-Wohlleben, AOC expressed her gratitude and pointed out that contributions from 266,000 donors had been made with an average donation of $21.
9.5 million
Hidalgo-Wohlleben confirmed on X that AOC had just had her "best quarter ever", having raised over $9.5 million.
The primaries of 2028
Some suggest that AOC may be preparing to challenge Chuck Schumer in the 2028 primary. The Senate Minority Leader has been sharply criticized for his inaction, deemed responsible for enabling the passage of the Trump administration's budget, marked by major cuts in every sector of government, including veterans' aid, public health, education, the IRS and Social Security.
Massive crowds
AOC and Bernie Sanders are drawing massive crowds across the U.S., in both blue and red states, demonstrating strong popular support.
36,000 people
They spoke to over 36,000 people in Los Angeles, California, nearly 34,000 in Denver, Colorado, 20,000 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and over 12,000 in Nampa, Idaho.
To the people
Their message, which denounces the disproportionate influence of the ultra-rich on American politics and calls for a popular mobilization to defend democracy, insists on a strong idea: power belongs to the people, not to the billionaires. A statement that resonates with voters.