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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-1485263The 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 anymoreyou 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.
"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
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Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)1. "How many racists are in the audience? Give 'em a big hand!"
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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(56,582 posts)2. That's how you win voters over
Great job.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Eyes on the prize!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)4. You're never going to win those voters over
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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(56,582 posts)5. Obama managed to, at least some of them (nt)
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)6. Might explain something about
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
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden