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- AOC and Bernie Sanders are two of the most influential figures on the American left.
- It wasn't always that way. When Sanders ran for president in 2016, AOC was bartending.
- In a new podcast, she described how the Vermont senator's first presidential bid radicalized her.
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez first heard Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign message in 2016, she was radicalized.