Iowa Caucus First Impressions: Andrew Yang deserves more voter attention

[redqueen]

His tech-nerd innovations come from a deep compassion for people

THE REGISTER'S EDITORIAL | DES MOINES REGISTER | 2:40 pm CDT August 1, 2019

Never let it be said that Andrew Yang can’t read an audience. He came to meet with the Des Moines Register editorial board armed with an imaginative remedy for a struggling industry near and dear to our hearts — community newspapers.

Over the next hour, Yang thoroughly charmed editors in the room while laying out innovative and tech-savvy ideas for all sorts of problems. He was so charismatic — incorporating personal stories of himself and others into his policy discussion — that we almost didn’t care when we realized some elements of his plans would never get off the ground.

Yang is the sixth Democratic presidential candidate who has met with the Register since the November 2018 general election. Here are some first impressions:

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Bottom line: Even if we don’t agree with all of his ideas, Yang deserves more attention than he’s getting in this crowded presidential field. If voters are serious about actually solving problems, as opposed to just winning the next election, Yang’s website www.yang2020.com should be on their reading list.

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[Hoyt]

1. He's definitely innovative and his ideas deserve attention. n/t

[redqueen]

2. I think people are in for a surprise.

I'm seeing a lot of the youth vote mobilizing for Yang. Imo it's in part due to seeing how Congress was shown to be completely unable to understand how Facebook worked. That was a real wake up call. Combine with that with the fact that so few seem to be bothering to come up with plans to deal with job losses due to automation, and you have a recipe for a very motivated set of voters

[Katalino]

3. It's up to candidates to get voters' attention

If you ask me.