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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 11:33 AM Nov 2019

Are we still underrating Andrew Yang? Yes, we are

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/25/politics/andrew-yang-2020-support-underrated/

Andrew Yang, sometime in the next two weeks, is expected to qualify for the sixth Democratic debate next month in Los Angeles. That will represent a clean sweep for Yang, as he will have made the stage in all six of the Democratic presidential debates this year.

That in and of itself would have been quasi-unthinkable in the early months of 2019, when Yang was a total political unknown, given somewhere between none and a snowball's chance in hell of even being relevant in the 2020 primary fight. What's been clear for months now, however, is that Yang -- through his quirky personality and willingness to talk about previously taboo topics like automation and universal basic income -- has built a durable following online and offline that outpaces many of the better-known candidates who have left the race and several who are still in it.

Yang has, in short, cleared that hardest, first hurdle: relevance.

On that, everyone -- mostly -- agrees. But in the wake of Yang's surprisingly strong debate performance last week in Atlanta, it's worth asking a different question: Are we still underrating Yang, his influence on the race and his chances going forward?
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Are we still underrating Andrew Yang? Yes, we are (Original Post) Recursion Nov 2019 OP
Thanks for posting this! redqueen Nov 2019 #1
Glad to join up! Recursion Nov 2019 #2
Yay! redqueen Nov 2019 #3
Rating Yang's chances Normanart Nov 2019 #4

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
2. Glad to join up!
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 01:12 PM
Nov 2019

I've been bouncing back and forth but decided to go with my heart on this. Glad to be part of DU's YangGang!

Normanart

(279 posts)
4. Rating Yang's chances
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 01:36 PM
Nov 2019

Given his relative unknown status in the beginning, I’d say he has made more of an impact than any other candidate. If that will translate into front runner position is possible, but only if he makes a good showing in the first primaries. I think the members of this group are using both heart and head, because Yangs appeal is both emotional and rational. A smart guy with a realistic vision of the future and a comprehensive set of policies to address the issues should not be dismissed.

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