# AOC's first Among Us stream

> AOC's debut Among Us stream on Twitch, to get out the vote, peaked at 435,000 viewers.

- Owner: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Politics & civic
- Seed date: 2020-10-19
- Peak date: 2020-10-20
- Spread Score: 36 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Political adoption, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

On Oct. 19, 2020, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked her 9 million-plus Twitter followers who wanted to play Among Us on Twitch to get out the vote. Streamers including Pokimane accepted. Her first stream the next night peaked at 435,000 viewers.

## Timeline

- 2020-10-19 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) (X) — Ocasio-Cortez asked on Twitter who wanted to play Among Us with her on Twitch to get out the vote.
- 2020-10-19 — Pokimane (@pokimanelol) (X) — Streamer Pokimane accepted the invitation on Twitter: "it’d be an honor."
- 2020-10-19 — The Verge (Press) — The Verge reported Twitch stars lining up to stream with her, naming Pokimane and HasanAbi.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/aoc-among-us-stream

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “AOC's first Among Us stream.” Case HIS-00426. Spread Score v1.2: 36/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00426