We Sat AOC Down With Republican Voters. Can She Win Them Over?
We brought AOC to deep red Georgia to talk data centers.
We found a data center rebellion, with people willing to radically shift their politics.
One conservative voter said: “If there’s a chance that anything can be done, I feel like she’s gonna be the one to do it.”
Producer
Dan Lieberman
Editor
Ian McKenna
Videography
Lev Omelchenko
Nolan Huber-Rhoades
Stephen Mucci
Solomon Cohen
Field Audio
Chris VanBrackle
Video Production Manager
Isabel Atalaya
Video Production Coordinator
Jodi Clemens
Video Production Fellow
Astrid Dong
Video Editing Fellow
Daria Nastasia
Supervising Producer
Brady Welch
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@richardanderson2176
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Forcing these Data Centers to filter and reuse the water to cool instead of releasing it back into our water source and forcing these Data Centers to use Clean Energy to power up these centers is a start to not overwhelm the power grids and Not force the constituents to foot the bill and leave a cleaner footprint on Earth
@dannycook4522
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
I do not agree with building data centers. I also do not agree with AOC. Data centers are just another way this government will use to control its people
@JuneBannister-k4s
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
All the Trump voters blame everyone but Trump. He was the one who rushed through the AI billionaires every wish. Trump screwed them and they still don’t get it.
@Panama_Red
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Shill of a puff piece. I live in northern MN. Give me data centers and nuclear power please.
@Panama_Red
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
People are being lied to, this video included. Data centers are needed, any large construction requires explosions, new homes are built with substandard regulations. All these things are true.
And, for real, how is the data center affecting water quality or water pressure before it's built? That is not how things work.
@MAB-nt9ur
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
No!!! Changed to independent.
@lorinwiese3545
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
None of these people realize that AOC wants to take everyrhing they have.
@barelyed1ble
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
"i dont blame the companies, i blame the government. the government should be taking care of me."
sheeesh these people have zero standards or integrity. what happened to "tHe pArTy oF sMalL GovErNmeNt"?? oh now that it affects you everyone else needs to stop what theyre doing and help out. YOU VOTED EXACTLY FOR THIS. WE TOLD YOU IT WOULD HAPPEN, HERE WE ARE. enjoy your new life!! might wanna start thinking about moving to a blue state LOL
@Device442
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Cause no data center means the US is dead
@myriamfeitosa1747
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
https://youtube.com/shorts/fvgNbCFtIIA?is=2W3sb0mYPb2hdbRO
@John-b3g5i
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
The purpose of theses data center Data centers as I understand it is to support AI. The purpose of AI is to replace people. So how does it make sense to support DATA centers.
@susa5846
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
AOC should be the next POTUS.
@calbumsd
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
I hope Trump voters wake up and smell the coffee about him.
@vksmith888
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
AOC photo op time?
@David-f2u8u
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
And she represents zero(0) people in Georgia.
@intrepidnomads
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Congratulations to the residents who banded together to fight these big corporations and won!!! That's awesome!!! Stay strong together – United!!! Not divided!
@TechMyLifeVideo
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
11:23 classic answer from someone who will still voter for people who lie and say they'll do it, but don't. 🤦🏼♂
@buddymann34476
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Still choosing sides? Wake up. It's a big political club and you ain't in it.
@gaffs82
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
If these people spoke to AOC on every issue, I’m sure they would agree. It’s right wing media that’s polluting their minds as they only care about big business and the rich.
@John-b3g5i
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
What is the purpose of theses data center? How do they benefit we the people.
@Toadman69
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
That brief second at 1:06 where Trump was in both my ears saying different things must be what Hell sounds like
@juanocampo8804
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
I'm no fan of her but I commend her for this
@CPODeepSeaDiver
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
I sounds like these billion dollar companies are trying to ram through these data centers as fast as possible to avoid there environmental impacts!
@RedpillAce
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
They are more afraid of siding with a democrat that can help more, because the MAGA is strong in those communities that they will stick with a lying Republicans knotting that they're lying before they get called traitors in their community.
@teedee643
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
It’s funny how they start to care WHEN IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEM. Yet their vote placed us here and now what. You are swimming and drinking in sh!t. What do you think the left fights for… Did he think they were anti-slavery and minority only. Im sure he would blame blacks and immigrants if he could. Smh. I cant figure which end these ppl think out of because both ends are layered with ignorance and labels.
@davidiscostarica6097
June 16, 2026 at 12:53 am
Looks like she found her voice. It would have been better if she let Amazon build a process ing center in her discrite. Then she would have more skin in the game to demand from Amazon. These Giant centers have a lot of problems that smaller ones don't have. If a big one goes down nothing is working more small ones soles that problem. Small centers need jobs for each one. A giant center needs less. Small centers spread the power load easier and give water less strain. But always in the US, bigger is better.