Why Andrew Yang Left the Democratic Party - Amanpour and Company

[Rhiannon12866]

Andrew Yang ran for president in 2020 and for mayor of New York earlier this year. Now the tech entrepreneur has announced he’s leaving the Democratic Party entirely to launch a new party. The Forward Party shares its name with Yang's new book, which charts his experience in the 2020 presidential campaign. He speaks with Michel Martin about the inspiration behind the book, his new party, and his vision for American politics.

Originally aired on October 15, 2021.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Because he repeatedly failed to get elected as a Democrat, and no one would really care...

if he ran again as one.

[Walleye]

2. Call this third party "the losers club". And pretty much all third parties

[NurseJackie]

33. Or "sore losers club".

And ̶p̶r̶e̶t̶t̶y̶ ̶m̶u̶c̶h̶ all third parties

That's the only edit I'd make.

[Walleye]

34. I guess I was trying to be polite. I feel like you do

[NurseJackie]

35. I understand. Sarandon-defenders and other anti-Dem third-party advocates can be...

... a bit touchy and aggressive.

[dchill]

3. Yeah, no.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. (Yawn!)

Just another over-promise, under-deliver tech schmuck.

[Sibelius Fan]

5. Just another rich guy who thinks his money makes him smarter than the rest of us.

[Celerity]

26. he is not even rich, he only has a net worth of 1 million usd, and half that is from his house

It would take 215,000 Andrew Yangs to equal ONE Elon Musk in terms of net worth atm.



Andrew Yang Is Not Nearly As Rich As You’d Think

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2019/11/19/andrew-yang-is-not-nearly-as-rich-as-youd-think/

Those familiar with the rough outlines of Andrew Yang’s business career would be forgiven for thinking he’s a savvy tech billionaire. A “serial entrepreneur” who has been dubbed “Silicon Valley’s candidate,” Yang quit a prestigious job to launch a tech startup, sold a company for millions and now runs his own nonprofit. All that’s missing from his billionaire résumé is a billionaire bank account. After reviewing Yang’s finances, Forbes estimates his fortune to be about $1 million.

That’s a tidy sum for a 44-year-old second-generation American. But it’s less than the net worth of many of the career politicians Yang is running against. And it’s miles behind his entrepreneurial rivals Michael Bennet ($15 million), John Delaney ($200 million) and Tom Steyer ($1.6 billion).

Yang lives in a two-bedroom rental in midtown Manhattan, but his largest asset is a 2,700-square-foot home on a quiet block in New Paltz, New York (about 70 miles north of New York City), worth about $500,000. The rest of his fortune is largely tied up in an average joe’s investment portfolio—cash accounts and diversified mutual funds. Besides small holdings in Lending Club and Google stock, his financial disclosure form reveals just one Silicon Valley investment: a $15,000 to $50,000 stake in an entity called “Hustle Fund I, LP,” part of a small venture capital fund that invests in “hilariously early startups.”

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. I never understood the appeal of Yang

[PoliticAverse]

36. Yang's appeal was his promotion of universal basic income. That's all really. n/t

[msongs]

7. no need to promote yang on DU, he is not a democrat nt

[FreepFryer]

8. Fuck off Yang (Nt)

[WestIndianArchie]

11. I thought I was the only one

[LittleGirl]

9. I really liked what he had to say

I think he brings up a lot of critical points in this 18 minutes. He states clearly that the direction we're going is at risk of failing because it's set up to fail!

I've been on DU long enough to see it too. The opposing sides hate each other and this is a disaster and it's affecting the world;s democratic societies. We need to consider his points and listen to them at least long enough to give them some thoughts. The current economy model is unsustainable.

I am really shocked at the comments on this post. He has a vision for America and he's trying something different. Call him a loser all you want but he's seeing things that I see from abroad and I'm not happy about it. I may never come back to the states to live because I see nothing but failure from the current system. And if 45 becomes 47, you can bet, I will never step foot in the states again.

[bonniebgood]

10. Im with you 'little girl' beautifully communicated . nt

[FreepFryer]

12. If he hadn't cosplayed as a Democrat he might have more credibility with us.

He hasn’t earned the right to lead.

[LittleGirl]

13. Hold on! He said he's been a Dem

For 26 years. I think your reference is dishonest.

[FreepFryer]

14. No, it wasn't dishonest. Your comment was a personal attack on me, those aren't permitted here.

I stated my opinion.

Accusing me of dishonesty is uncalled for.

[LittleGirl]

15. I'm not attacking you because

I could have used language like that. If you don’t like my comments please keep scrolling.

[FreepFryer]

16. Don't call other users dishonest when they state their opinion. (Nt)

[LittleGirl]

17. So stop responding then! You're attacking me now. eom

[FreepFryer]

18. No, I'm not. Delete or edit the insult, and if you want to, apologize.

That would be respectful disagreement.

[LittleGirl]

19. So how long do you have to be a Dem to be considered

A liberal? Good grief it’s early to be arguing about whether that man is a Dem anymore.
Sheesh.
Apologize for what? You turning the word dishonest as an attack?

[FreepFryer]

20. Saying someone was being dishonest in their comments is an insult. You did that. (Nt)

[LittleGirl]

21. It's an opinion just like yours. eom

[FreepFryer]

22. No, it's a personal attack, and it says a lot about a person when they do it. Cheers! (Nt)

[LittleGirl]

23. Bye!

[Celerity]

24. There is one major problem with that. This board doesn't allow any kind of support or positive

commenting on any American politician who is not a member of, or affiliated with, the US Democratic Party. It is a core bedrock part of the TOS for the board, so any promotion/praising of non US Democrats (again in regards to American politics) or Democratic-affiliated pols (like Sanders or Angus King) is not going to end well here.

And if 45 becomes 47, you can bet, I will never step foot in the states again.

IF Yang (and/or other candidates) siphons off enough voters, who if not for his candidacy would have otherwise voted for the Democratic POTUS candidate, you just might see that nightmare occur.

[LittleGirl]

25. My first vote was for Carter

So I understand how this all works, okay?
45 being elected was the start of this horror show.

[Celerity]

27. The horror show started long before Trump. Kick it back to 1964/65, right after Goldwater

was crushed. That is when the rise of the modern christo-fascist, white power infused modern Rethug party paradigm was first set into motion. The Nixonian southern strategy, the embryonic fundie xian power plays, the bottom-up gaming of the electoral map from local, up to state, up to national levels, the mainstreaming of RW crackpot conspiracy theory, and the intertwining and financing of it via the RW economic uber-class of systemic controllers. All that started with a trickle back then, and soon turned into a blueprint for a synergistic deluge of shitbaggery 50 years in the making, culminating June 16, 2015, with that fateful escalator ride down into the lobby of Trump Tower.

[LittleGirl]

28. I agree with that, for sure! eom

[Celerity]

29. Where do you live now? I am in Stockholm (raised in London)

[LittleGirl]

30. Switzerland eom

[Celerity]

31. A good place to weather many a political storm, hell even previous World Wars, lol

Cheers

[LittleGirl]

32. Thanks

Our next move maybe to the UK where hubby is from…London. I would like Brighton.