US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest Among Us stream raised over $200k to help fight food and housing insecurity. AOC’s latest stream had her pair up with Canadian MP Jagmeet. More than 400,000 watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez play Among Us - one of the most-watched streams ever. Among Us has quickly become one of the biggest games of the year, and its latest player is none other than U.S. Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Oct 21, 2020 Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitch, the popular video game livestreaming platform, to get out the vote — to 435,000 simultaneous viewers. On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez announced on.

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the latest person to be swept up in the 'Among Us' craze and announced she'd stream her first game live on Twitch Oct. 20.

'Among Us' is a multiplayer murder-mystery game from indie developers InnerSloth. The game has enjoyed recent viral success as it became known as a fun and relatively fast way to hop into a game with friends across the globe. It's a similar premise to 'Clue,' with a space-themed twist.

Ocasio-Cortez said she'd play the game to encourage people to vote in the upcoming Nov. 3 presidential election, but didn't note specific timing.

'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),' the Representative asked. Almost immediately her replies were flooded with mentions from both fans and co-workers — Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar expressed interest.

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Several streamers chimed in to say they wanted to play with Ocasio-Cortez, including Benjamin 'DrLupo' Lupo, Hasan 'HasanAbi' Piker and Imane 'Pokimane' Anys.

Ocasio-Cortez said she was getting 'some streaming equipment' yesterday and will go live soon. Her Twitch page is live and verified, and boasts over 195,000 followers despite having yet to post a single video.

'Don't worry everyone – I haven't streamed yet! Spent tonight setting up accounts, mods, streaming & run throughs. Hoping to go live tomorrow night,' Ocasio-Cortez said Monday.

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'Among Us' is a multiplayer suspense game developed by indie game studio InnerSloth. The game is set in outer space and pits up to 10 players against each other in a race to be the last one standing.

At least one player in the group is randomly assigned imposter, and must sabotage the spaceship or kill all the crew members as quickly as possible. The other players have to either catch the imposter or complete 'tasks' around the ship first. If a dead body is found, a player can report it, which prompts a group meeting and vote to eliminate a contestant — who spends the rest of the game floating around as a helpful ghost.

'Among Us' was released in 2018 but experienced a meteoric rise in player growth during the coronavirus pandemic. In September, the developer said the game reached 1.5 million consecutive online players. Currently 'Among Us' is available on the iOS and Android app stores, as well as Steam.

Check out Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Twitch feed here and stay tuned for her 'Among Us' debut.

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

Don't worry everyone – I haven't streamed yet! Spent tonight setting up accounts, mods, streaming & run throughs. Hoping to go live tomorrow night

- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 20, 2020

Among Us servers are filling up again! We're hitting 1.5 million players online at the same time! We're slowly getting the hang of things but please bear with us! We'll get through this.

- InnerSloth (@InnerslothDevs) September 5, 2020

A video game livestream session between federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and a U.S. lawmaker has raised more than $200,000 US in donations.

New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday the funds raised during her battle with Singh on the popular online multiplayer game Among Us went toward a number of initiatives aimed at reducing food and housing insecurity in the United States.

'Grateful to all who joined us last night! Wonderful learning from you @theJagmeetSingh,' the firebrand Democrat said on Twitter.

'Thank you for reminding us that another world is not only possible, but just a few hours' drive from NYC,' she added, referring to affordable health care and more generous employment insurance north of the border.

Singh responded: 'It was awesome chatting with you about how we can build a better world. In Canada, things aren't perfect and we face many of the same challenges. But, together we can do better.'

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The New Democrat leader, who challenged Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday, said the aim of the friendly head-to-head was to connect with young people.

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He told The Canadian Press that the two politicians share progressive values on health care, economic equality and climate change — views that align with a growing slice of younger voters.