Ocasio Cortez Among Us
With the US elections just 10 days away, US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez found a unique way to garner the attention of young citizens and encourage them to vote. Ocasio-Cortez live-streamed herself playing the popular game ‘Among Us’ along with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and YouTube personalities like Pokimane, Jack Septic Eye and Hasanabi.
Among Us was a smart choice for Ocasio-Cortez to play in her Twitch debut, because it depends on social interaction more than video game reflexes.It’s essentially a sci-fi version of a murder.
“@AOC is playing Among Us with @pokimanelol, @hasanthehun, @DrLupo and @IlhanMN to help people make voting plans,” tweeted the official handle B/R Gaming while sharing Cortez’s video.
© DNCC/Getty Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar played 'Among Us' on Twitch on October 20, 2020. The two freshman Democrats joined gamers Pokimane and HasanAbi for a gaming. Oct 21, 2020 Ocasio-Cortez’s Among Us stream is the second recent high-profile attempt to draw the gaming audience into politics, after last week’s debut of “Biden Island” in Nintendo’s Animal.
Developed by American game studio InnerSloth, the online multi-player game allows the participants to prepare their spaceship for launch. However, among them is an imposter who aims to sabotage the mission.
Watch the video here:
.@AOC is playing Among Us with @pokimanelol, @hasanthehun, @DrLupo and @IlhanMN to help people make voting plans. pic.twitter.com/SJq9TZzv7B
— B/R Gaming (@BRGaming) October 21, 2020
Earlier, in a post, Cortez had invited people to play with her and tweeted, “Anyone wants to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote? (I’ve never played but it looks like a lot of fun).”
Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote? (I’ve never played but it looks like a lot of fun)
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 19, 2020
Many joined in to watch Cortez play the game. Here is how they reacted:
politics.mp4https://t.co/ABb9tQC3VQpic.twitter.com/Nn1Xq7zT2x
— Tim Young (@shindags) October 21, 2020
AOC just did the most amateur kill ever and im howling laughing at the fact she got away with it pic.twitter.com/NV01ZJf5Bt
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) October 21, 2020
My two boys watching @AOC & @IlhanMN on Twitch playing Among Us. They think this is the coolest thing ever & are trying to convince me to get with the program. https://t.co/4MssdBltWgpic.twitter.com/JOgBiur6P3
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) October 21, 2020
highlights from the @AOC among us stream – my love for this woman knows no bounds 💖 https://t.co/aZErKVAlVwpic.twitter.com/OCa06KMuob
— lindsay (@levlinds) October 21, 2020
AOC after hearing corpse’s voice in among us on twitch 😳😳😳.. same girl pic.twitter.com/EHiXG7ojH5
— Fiona (@ninja_fiona) October 21, 2020
© DNCC/Getty Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar played 'Among Us' on Twitch on October 20, 2020.More than 400,000 people tuned in to watch Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar play Among Us on Twitch to encourage voting on Tuesday night.
Alexandria Ocasio-cortez Among Us
The two freshman Democrats joined gamers Pokimane and HasanAbi for a gaming session at 9 p.m. ET on the video live streaming service. Within minutes, the livestream had drawn over 400,000 viewers, becoming the most-watched stream on the platform.
As of around 9:30 p.m. ET, the view count was at 440,000 and still growing.
'Join me, @pokimanelol, @hasanthehun, & more on Twitch TONIGHT as we help folks make a voting plan at http://iwillvote.com and officially declare orange sus on Among Us,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted earlier on Tuesday.
American progressive personalities have been playing Among Us this year to promote voting on YouTube, TikTok and Twitch.
'You've got people's eyes and attention and the game is not too complicated where it'd be distracting to talk about voting. It leaves the viewers visually engaged while you talk about whatever you want,' gun violence activist Cameron Kasky said, according to The New York Times.
On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to ask users whether they were interested in playing the game with her on Twitch. After Omar responded with a waving emoji, Ocasio-Cortez set up an official Twitch account and shared a few follow up tweets to promote the online event.
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— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 19, 2020Alexandria Ocasio Cortez League
Newsweek reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment.
Alexandria Ocasio-cortez Among Us
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