Best Moments From AOC Among Us Twitch Stream

Yesterday, New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also known as AOC) took to Twitch for the first time to stream some Among Us with big-name streamers to raise voter awareness. She didn't talk about who to vote for and she did keep policy talk relatively light, instead, she encouraged viewers to just go out and vote and to vote safely with the pandemic still ongoing. With an impressive peak putting her at over 435,000 concurrent viewers at one time, making her one of the highest viewed 'streamers' concurrently to-date, she also was pretty entertaining to watch when joined by fellow house representative Ilhan Omar. 

From accidentally self-reporting on her very first match to just all-around funny moments while trying to vote who is sus and who isn't, there were some pretty hilarious moments in the recent stream. Even reactions from her fellow streamers were numerous light-hearted moments that happened when this whirlwind idea quickly became a reality. 

Here are some of the highlights from the recent AOC debut stream: 

She wasn't completely silent about the ongoing political climate, but she did not do what a lot of people seemed to think she was going to do: insult any members of the government or use this platform to push certain ideas in an aggressive manner. She did speak about healthcare with @homberguy, a streamer that lives in the UK where healthcare is more accessible: 

Overall, the event was entertaining and the rotating group of streamers that joined her brought an element of established gaming into the mix, showcasing once more how videogames are being more and more integrated into mainstream media in a productive way. Which is great, given how gaming has been a scapegoat for 'everything wrong in the world' for ages. 

What did you think about the recent AOC Twitch stream? Sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below, let's just make sure to keep that conversation civil.