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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 08:13 AM Feb 2020

Yang asks supporters to applaud 2016 Trump voters attending Des Moines rally

https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-yang-2016-trump-voters-des-moines-rally-iowa-caucus-1485263

The businessman told his supporters, dubbed the Yang Gang, that last week he spoke to a voter in Iowa who showed him a Trump/Pence inaugural membership card. Yang claimed the man said, "I will not be needing this anymore—you have my support."

"In Iowa that happens to me at every single event," the 45-year-old continued. "Every single day someone comes to me and says 'I voted for Donald Trump.'

"Sometimes they say it like a secret, they lean in, they whisper it. But when they say it I, like, jump for joy. I clap them on the back."

Yang then asked his audience, "I don't want to put anyone on the spot here, but if you're willing to share, how many people here in this room voted for Donald Trump?" with one member of the crowd heard shouting back "I did."

"Let's give them a round of applause," Yang said.


Classy!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Yang asks supporters to applaud 2016 Trump voters attending Des Moines rally (Original Post) Recursion Feb 2020 OP
"How many racists are in the audience? Give 'em a big hand!" Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #1
That's how you win voters over Recursion Feb 2020 #2
Right? redqueen Feb 2020 #3
You're never going to win those voters over Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #4
Obama managed to, at least some of them (nt) Recursion Feb 2020 #5
Might explain something about Skidmore Feb 2020 #6
 

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
1. "How many racists are in the audience? Give 'em a big hand!"
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 08:21 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
2. That's how you win voters over
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 08:24 AM
Feb 2020

Great job.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
3. Right?
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:33 AM
Feb 2020


Eyes on the prize!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
4. You're never going to win those voters over
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:34 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
5. Obama managed to, at least some of them (nt)
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:41 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
6. Might explain something about
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 05:45 PM
Feb 2020

why so many Yang supporters refused to realign after all of the social media slams from them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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