Joining Sanders as he campaigns up and down the I-35 corridor are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar, and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke.
From left, Beto O’Rourke, Lloyd Doggett, Greg Casar , Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak at a rally organized by the University Democrats organization at the University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 1, 2024.to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas.
Sanders visited the Texas State campus in San Marcos as part of a three-day swing through the state, bookended by rallies in San Antonio and Austin. He was joined Tuesday by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar of San Antonio and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke., D-Dallas, in his campaign to topple Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Sanders, who retains legions of loyal followers from his two presidential runs, said it was imperative for disillusioned progressives to consider Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and all the common ground they share with Harris on areas like climate change, abortion rights and taking on “the growing oligarchy in America.”
Ocasio-Cortez also invoked the wave of young activists who led protests rebelling against the Johnson-led Vietnam War, likening it to the current situation in Gaza.
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