Posted on 08/23/2019 8:05:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Andrew Yang, the 44-year old entrepreneur who's never run for any political office in his life, currently sits at 3% -- 5th place in the sprawling Democratic field. Only Joe Biden and three high-profile senators are ahead of him.
How is this possible? Yang's campaign is all about fear -- fear of the near future where automation and artificial intelligence wreak havoc on the American economy. You might think this downer of a message would attract few votes.
But Yang delivers the message with a unique style that has won him converts. And he's been successful enough in fundraising and polling to qualify for the third and fourth Democratic debates.
Yang is a 44-year-old entrepreneur from New York and a father of two young sons who’s never run for any office of any kind before this, and whose campaign is fueled by a deeply dystopian view of the near future (trucker riots, anybody?), a pillar of a platform that can come off as a gimmick (a thousand bucks a month for every American adult!), and a zeitgeisty swirl of podcasts, GIFs, tweets and memes. Last week, as a successful governor from a major state dropped out and the bottom half of the bloated field continued to flounder, Yang passed the 200,000 mark for unique donors— outpacing an array of name-known pols. He’s gotten contributions, on average $24 a pop, from 88 percent of the ZIP codes in the country, and he’s on track, he says, to raise twice as much money this quarter as he did last quarter.
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He’s nuts Jim
Not to oversimplify his appeal, but, how many are thinking that they would like $1,000 per month of additional income?
Is his campaign trying to buy votes with his signature issue of $1000 per month paid to all of us?
How do you define a Democratic front runner? It’s like Musical Chairs, the last person not to have made a fool of themselves.
Why doesn’t he wear a tie? He didn’t have a tie on at the debates so far. Is he trying to singularize himself?
RE: Not to oversimplify his appeal, but, how many are thinking that they would like $1,000 per month of additional income?
He calls that a LIVING WAGE.
He’s aiming to get there by selling America on the idea that all citizens, ages 18-64, should get a check for $1,000 every month, no strings attached, from the U.S. government.
Yep, even Bill Gates is eligible for the living wage.
3%, is that a winning percentage?
Like I said, he is nuts
And just like any other ‘Rat, buying votes as usual
RE: Why doesn’t he wear a tie? He didn’t have a tie on at the debates so far. Is he trying to singularize himself?
Well Mark Zuckerberg is always seen wearing a T-shirt. It’s the signature “look” of the “cool” entrepreneur.
After ballot harvesting - yes! Magically turns into 46%
The way the nomination system works, it is a competition where the last man standing will benefit.
Historically, there are at most three serious candidates remaining after the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. The field is narrowed down as time goes on. If you are a survivor then you have a real shot at the nomination just by attrition of your competitors.
He wants to be Biden’s VP pick in the losing effort. Sets him up and the party for the future.
Three percent? That’s earth shattering? What a nothing of a story.
He must be in the back seat middle of the Clown Car. Hard to see you, Yang. Not well-positioned. Has a couple of “cards”.
3%. Is this article even serious?
Yang failed to warn Obama who just bought a $15mm beachfront property. Obama not worried about rising ocean levels.
For the moment, Yang shines like a new penny in a handful of tarnished coins.
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