More than 34,000 people turned out as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) took their “Fight the Oligarchy” tour to Denver, Colorado, on March 21, organizers said. Both Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez said it was the largest political rally in the city since Barack Obama held a campaign there in 2008, and Sanders said it was “the largest rally” he had ever had. The two Democrats were holding the rallies to speak against what they characterized as “oligarchy” and “authoritarianism” under the Trump administration. Drone video posted by Sanders on Saturday captured aerial views of the massive crowd. “Something special is happening,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. “Working people are ready to stand together and fight for our democracy.” A few hours later, the pair drew a crowd of around 11,000 to another rally at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, according to local reports. A rally in Tuscon, Arizona, the next day drew more than 23,000, Sanders said. (Image: Credit: Sen Bernie Sanders via Storyful)

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