Two democratic socialists rally voters in deep-red Kansas

By Thomas Beaumont And John Hanna | iNFOTEL
July 20 2018 09:20 PM

CP40340733 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congressional candidate from New York, waves during a rally, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Wichita, Kan. Ocasio-Cortez along with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vt.-I, were at the rally to support Kansas congressional candidate James Thompson. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The new face of an emerging democratic socialist movement joined its patriarch in the most unlikely place — the Republican stronghold of Kansas.

They called on Kansans unhappy with the direction of the country to get off the sidelines in the upcoming congressional primary.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old surprise winner in a New York House primary last month, and 76-year-old Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, sought to infuse the final weeks of the congressional primary campaign in Kansas with the enthusiasm that lifted her over 20-year Democratic incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley last month.

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