'We're here to flip this state': Bernie Sanders and AOC visit Idaho [View all]

Source: Idaho Press


HAADIYA TARIQ htariq@idahopress.com 2 hrs ago

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At least 12,000 were in attendance Monday to “feel the Bern” — a phrase that was thrown around in reference to Bernie Sanders’ two presidential campaigns..............

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Sanders pointed to Trump’s inauguration where three of the wealthiest men in America, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, stood behind him.

“We can’t let billionaires buy elections,” Sanders said.

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Ocasio-Cortez also called out Idaho’s U.S. senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, and representatives, Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher.

“You know who from Idaho voted to gut Medicaid for everybody?” Ocasio-Cortez said. “... They know it is deeply unpopular. They know that it hurts the working families of Idaho, but they are not here to serve working families. They are here to serve themselves and the billionaires.”

Reflecting on Trump’s rise to power, Ocasio-Cortez said it was a long time coming, pointing to the growing class divide. She noted the influence of lobbyists and special interests among members of Congress.

“How can anyone possibly make an objective vote on health care, energy or war when their own money is tied up in pharmaceutical, oil and gas or defense company stocks?” she said.

Ensuring their own interests, Ocasio-Cortez said those in power have been stoking divisions to keep constituents distracted.
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