Election 2020: Bernie Sanders announces AOC will stump in Iowa for him

Nick Coltrain | The Des Moines Register

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Friday evening that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would campaign in Iowa for him at rallies to push for the "Green New Deal."

Sanders made the announcement at a rally in Des Moines, just before the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration. The party's dinner attracted more than a dozen Democratic presidential candidates, thousands of supporters and hundreds of members of the media.

Ocasio-Cortez, better known as AOC, endorsed Sanders in October, along with U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan.

Ocasio-Cortez had cited Sanders' 2016 campaign against former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a reason she pursued elected politics.

The Sanders-Ocasio-Cortez events will Iowa will be open to the public. The schedule is:

6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 8: Council Bluffs Rally with Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez at Iowa Western Community College, Reiver Arena, 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs.

Noon, Saturday, Nov. 9: Des Moines Climate Crisis Summit with Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, Drake University, Bell Center, 1421 27th St., Des Moines. Transportation will be provided to Iowa State University and Grinnell College students.

6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9: Coralville Rally with Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E. Ninth St., Coralville. A shuttle will run from the University of Iowa campus to the Coralville Marriott Hotel before and after the rally.

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Nick Coltrain is a politics and data reporter for the Register. Reach him at ncoltrain@registermedia.com or at 515-284-8361. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Subscribe today at DesMoinesRegister.com/Deal.

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