Many of the former bartender’s fans lined up outside the ballroom because they were unable to get inside. According to NBC News, AOC’s crowd was also larger than those of 2020 Democratic primary candidate Kamala Harris and local favorite Beto O’Rourke, the El Paso native and former Texas congressman who is yet to announce whether or not he’s running for president. O’Rourke was at SXSW to introduce a film that was part of the event and did not discuss his presidential ambitions.