Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) streaming platform Twitch for a gaming session.
What Happened: On Sunday, they streamed their gameplay on AOC's Twitch channel, playing Madden NFL, with Ocasio-Cortez choosing the Buffalo Bills and Walz opting for the Minnesota Vikings.
The stream served as a platform for political discourse, with topics such as Social Security, control of the House, and the sentiments of left-wing voters being discussed.
During the stream, the duo reacted to comments about Puerto Rico made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during a Donald Trump rally.
In the video, Hinchcliffe can be heard saying, "I don't know if you know this but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now," adding, "It's called Puerto Rico."
Immediately after the clip ended, Walz said, "Who is that jack**d? Who is that guy?"
AOC, who is of Puerto Rican descent, also expressed her disappointment, stating that the derogatory comments reflect the attitudes towards working-class communities in the U.S.
Gov. Walz and @AOC react to this clip: "When you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico 'floating garbage,' know that that's what they think about you. It's what they think about anyone who makes less money than them... I want every Puerto Rican in Philadelphia and Reading and... pic.twitter.com/y9DQTABM0v
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 27, 2024
Why It Matters: The Twitch collaboration is part of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris's campaign strategy to engage young male voters, a demographic commonly associated with the streaming platform.
Harris has also launched her own Twitch channel.
Earlier this month, voters were left split after the first and only vice-presidential debate between Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio.).
Meanwhile, AOC has been vocal about her views on the treatment of working-class communities. Last week, she criticized Elon Musk and Trump for their belittling attitudes toward these communities.
The latest polls in the presidential race show Harris and Trump neck-and-neck, making every effort to engage voters crucial in the final stretch of the campaign.
民主黨副總統候選人，明尼蘇達州州長Tim Walz和衆議員亞歷桑德里亞·奧卡西奧-科爾特茲（紐約州民主黨）登上了亞馬遜公司（納斯達克代碼：AMZN）的流媒體平台Twitch進行了一場arvr遊戲。
事件經過：週日，他們在AOC的Twitch頻道上直播了他們玩《Madden NFL》的遊戲，Ocasio-Cortez選擇了水牛城比爾斯隊，而Walz選擇了明尼蘇達維京人隊。
該直播爲政治話題提供了一個平台，討論了諸如社會安全、衆議院控制以及左翼選民的情緒等話題。
在直播過程中，這對二人對喜劇演員託尼·欣克利夫在特朗普概念集會上有關波多黎各的評論做出了反應。
在視頻中，欣克利夫說道：「我不知道你是否知道，但現在大海中間實際上有一座漂浮的垃圾島，」並補充說，「那就是波多黎各。」
在視頻結束後，Walz說：「那個混蛋是誰？那個傢伙是誰？」
亞歷克桑德里亞·奧卡西奧-科爾特茲，作爲波多黎各裔，也表達了自己的失望，稱貶低的評論反映了對美國工薪階層社區的態度。
華爾茲州長和@AOC對這個視頻做出反應: "當一個混蛋稱波多黎各爲'漂浮的垃圾'，知道他們對你有這樣的看法。這是他們對任何比他們賺錢少的人的看法... 我希望費城和雷丁等地每位波多黎各人... pic.twitter.com/y9DQTABM0v
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) 2024年10月27日
重要性：Twitch合作是民主總統候選人賀錦麗競選策略的一部分，旨在吸引年輕男性選民，這是與該流媒體平台常見的人口統計有關。
賀錦麗還開設了自己的Twitch頻道。
本月早些時候，選民在華爾茲和共和黨參議員JD·萬斯（俄亥俄州共和黨）之間的首場也是唯一一場副總統辯論後陷入分裂。
與此同時，AOC對工人階級社區的待遇發表了激烈言論。上週，她批評埃隆·馬斯克和特朗普對這些社區的貶低態度。
總統競選中的最新民意調查顯示，賀錦麗和特朗普不分上下，在競選的最後階段積極吸引選民至關重要。
