Andrew Yang's Mayoral Ambitions

[Husky_Khan]

There are many things we can discuss in regards to Andrew Yang's somewhat surprising performance in the 2020 elections. One of the first if not thee first Asian-American who was a 'serious' primary contender. His use of social media and the internet to propel his campaign. How his campaign turned from a joke campaign to one taken very seriously and came in sixth in Iowa outlasting far more established candidates (like Castro, Harris, Booker and other assorted minorities), the fact he had a fully laid out campaign well before any of the other competitors did, and of course his vociferous backing of the idea of Universal Basic Income and what he believed would be a technological revolution of automation that would be a great challenge of our near future similar to the Industrial Revolution.

But far more important then all of that... easily the most important thing to take from this race.

ANDREW YANG IS ASIAN!

Andrew Yang's run is over, but its significance for Asian Americans will linger, experts say

“The optics of an Asian American candidate commanding such widespread support, both in rallies and on social media, signals to aspiring Asian American politicians that there is a pathway for them,” one sociologist said.

www.nbcnews.com

Oh... I guess (MS)NBC finally noticed him.

But yes... it was only eleven months ago when the White Nationalist Joe Rogan featured Andrew Yang on his podcast (several weeks/months) before The Daily Show would treat him and his campaign like a joke with contemptuous racial stereotypes.



Rest in Peace Dear Asian who knows Math.

 

[commanderkai]

Here lies Andrew Yang's 2020 Presidential campaign. You had no chance in hell, but I give you full credit that you brought something different to this amazing clown show known as the US Democratic primaries.

Here are some glorious highlights:

Spoiler: Yang's contributions

Yes. Such wonderful moments that we will all cherish while Trump moves towards victory in 2020.

To wrap up this eulogy, a somber piece of music:

Spoiler

 

[Terthna]

I actually kinda liked Yang, up until he decided to contract Trump Derangement Syndrome.

 

[Husky_Khan]

I actually kinda liked Yang, up until he decided to contract Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Yang was always likable, forward thinking and optimistic.

Didn't know he manifested even more TDS though...

 

[Cherico]

In yangs defense dispite all of his problems he was still better then god damned Bloomberg.

 

[PsihoKekec]

That doesn't say much.

 

[Tzeentchean Perspective]

RIP Yang, if only /pol/acks hadn't co-opted Yanggang memes and "ironically" shilled for him as the Accelerationist candidate, he might've made a slightly bigger splash.

 

[prinCZess]

Disappointed, but not overly surprised. Yang was almost-unquestionably the most likeable candidate (on either/all sides), but even from the start he was mainly present as a single-issue policy-pusher than anything else. As with...I actually forget the guy's name, but the Republican who had the Nine-Nine-Nine plan years ago, Yang was in the race for the cause of 'advertising' and promoting UBI as a concept and as a topic of debate.

Still would like to have a beer with the guy. I think him knowing he wasn't ever going to win gave him some license for personality and humor in his speeches and presentation that other candidates never indulged in. And God knows he was less of an oppressive bore and nitpicking piece of garbage like the other two mega-money private-business candidates in the race are.
Really wish Yang would've lasted longer than Bloomberg or STEYER, for frick's sake. He deserved better than either of them.

Guess if previous presidential races are any indication, he might get offered a cabinet-position in exchange for endorsing one of the other candidates. Which I guess just raises who he'd endorse and what Cabinet seat he'd get.
Maybe...Endorse Buttigiegieg for Sec't of Commerce? Maybe Biden in exchange for Labor? Those seem like ones he'd thematically 'fit' (this based on me having little knowledge of the responsibilities of either of those positions).

 

[Bacle]

Personally I'm a little bummed by this.

I wanted him to get nominated, just to see him and Trump debate. I think that would have been a cool thing to see.

His UBI arguments, unlike many others, seem more grounded in what might be possible to get passed. He also came at it from a less ideological stand point, and more a 'automation isn't going away' standpoint. Keeping it to $1000 meant he was essentially trying to give people a way to keep food on the table, not let them be welfare queens/Kings.

I know UBI is not a popular idea in these parts, but I feel the objections about it are rooted more in ideology than in looking at the reality of what increasing automation means for our civilization in the future.

Yang wasn't stupid, wasn't hyper-partisan compared to the others in the field, got Dave Chappelle's endorsement (do not underestimate Chappelle's intelligence), Joe Rogan's endorsement, and didn't seem anti-gun.

I could live with Trump losing to Yang; that's not something I feel about any of the remaining Dems.

 

[Terthna]

Personally I'm a little bummed by this.

I wanted him to get nominated, just to see him and Trump debate. I think that would have been a cool thing to see.

His UBI arguments, unlike many others, seem more grounded in what might be possible to get passed. He also came at it from a less ideological stand point, and more a 'automation isn't going away' standpoint. Keeping it to $1000 meant he was essentially trying to give people a way to keep food on the table, not let them be welfare queens/Kings.

I know UBI is not a popular idea in these parts, but I feel the objections about it are rooted more in ideology than in looking at the reality of what increasing automation means for our civilization in the future.

Yang wasn't stupid, wasn't hyper-partisan compared to the others in the field, got Dave Chappelle's endorsement (do not underestimate Chappelle's intelligence), Joe Rogan's endorsement, and didn't seem anti-gun.

I could live with Trump losing to Yang; that's not something I feel about any of the remaining Dems.

If he hadn't made the mistake of backing impeachment of Trump, I think he would have gotten more grassroots support from disaffected sane leftists; although probably not enough to make a difference.

 

[Tzeentchean Perspective]

 

[SergeantBrother]

I had more respect for Yang early on. He has some different ideas and isn't a part of the horrible Democrat Party establishment. Though as time went on and he failed to gain traction, he started to mouth the same Democratic talking points about Orange Man bad and white man bad. He sold out and as with most people who sell out, it didn't save him. Bernie is another one who sold out to the crazy left of the Democratic Party, because traditionally he's had a more reasonable view on immigration - that it hurts the working class because it brings in cheap labor to compete with them. Recently, he reversed that and basically wants open borders, which would destroy America even faster and more thoroughly than all of his economic policies would.

I still kinda like Tulsi Gabbard though.

 

[Husky_Khan]

You were supposed to be the CHOSEN ONE!!!

Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday.

amp.cnn.com

Turn down his microphone!!!

 

[Terthna]

You were supposed to be the CHOSEN ONE!!!

Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday.

amp.cnn.com

Turn down his microphone!!!

At least it isn't MSNBC? Seriously though, does Andrew Yang have any principles left at this point? Because it doesn't seem like it.

 

[Arch Dornan]

You were supposed to be the CHOSEN ONE!!!

Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday.

amp.cnn.com

Turn down his microphone!!!

Is that his form of retirement?

Get paid to talk?

 

[commanderkai]

You were supposed to be the CHOSEN ONE!!!

Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday.

amp.cnn.com

Turn down his microphone!!!

I'm almost disappointed it wasn't Fox. He would have been entertaining as the Juan Williams stand in for The Five.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Andrew Yang is back baby... and he's revealing his uhhhh Trump card?

Andrew Yang reaching out to the White House on universal basic income

CNN contributor Andrew Yang, who made a universal basic income proposal the central issue of his former presidential campaign, said Tuesday that he had been in touch with the White House amid repor…

thehill.com

Andrew Yang has spoken with Trump officials about a plan to directly give Americans cash to counter the coronavirus slump

Now that Yang has helped put universal basic income on the map, he's reaching across the aisle to assist the Trump administration.

www.businessinsider.com

Looks like he could help guarantee every American adult one thousand dollars per pandemic! Or at least this one.

 

[Terthna]

Interesting; personally, I still think there's merit to implementing Universal Basic Income (as long as the plan behind it is solid; which is far from guaranteed), so here's hoping Trump listens.

 

[prinCZess]

Seems like a decent source of advice even on the basic idea, if the government's latest idea of 'give everyone some money' directly pans out and doesn't get filled with all the caveats and exemptions the Bush attempts at similar did, then he's at least the fellow who'd have considered logistics and implementation.

 

[Spktr Alpha]

The thing about capitalist society is that not everyone can afford the bare necessities (food, home, healthcare, etc.). UBI is a solution to a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place. Some are poor and have little in the options to lift themselves out of poverty.