Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang explains to Chris Cillizza that even though he is pro-impeachment, he thinks Democrats needs to focus less on getting President Trump out, and more on understanding how he got elected in the first place.
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Hey, Chris here — what would you do with Andrew Yang’s proposed Universal Basic Income allowance?
Home repairs, art supplies, take care of my mom.
Pay off credit card debt. After that some home improvement that I’ve been putting off and car repairs. Put some into my wife’s work from home business. I’d invest or save a portion of it each month. Medical bills. Basically the same stuff I spend my money on now, it would just make ends meet so much better.
@Aiden Chizinya CNN doesn’t choose who goes, it’s the DNC.
Case Case hey buddy those he answered, get andrewcated or fluff off
Pay for school books (just spent about $400 for this term) 🤦♂️
I’ll vote for him
William H based on what info liar.
@William H hell even if he does I’ll write his name down no other Democratic Candidate can get this vote
#Yang2020
@Master Temple maybe you should go back to the children seller women he rape girls ahead now this isn’t for you
Your decision. I dropped Yang from my vote list because of his support for abortion.
The only one that mattered and was not let on that debate stage because the DNC does not want him to be the Nominee. DNC wants 4 more years of Trump.
I voted Dem for years, that’s about to change. Truthfully, independent would be great but I’m waiting for the candidate. Any suggestions?
@Debra Cottrill yea they don’t want Trump.
Visor Overwatch I LOVE Yang but he won’t knock TRUMP off the Hill
Jon Barnes TRUMP 2020
Track record confirms this besides the EPIC DEMONCRAP FAILURES
at everything the past 3 years.
Mind Blown 🤯
It obviously doesn’t take much.
@William H OMG!! IT’S WILLIAM H!! CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH??? I JUST WENT TO YOUR LIVE SHOW!! YOU SURE SHOWED THOSE LIBERALS!! YOU ARE SO FAMOUS AND RICH!!!!
THIS is why, EVERYONE…even politicians, CAN NOT seem to put a finger on what is WRONG with our democracy. (It is truly amazing to me, that they do NOT know). Here it is:
*We are a flawed democracy because of 1) the electoral college, 2) plurality voting, w/ spoiler effect, 3) our broken Senate*
1 & 2 = broken White House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#Democracy_Index_by_country_2018
“There is no true democracy [in USA], and you are trying to convince us that we are not democratic?” – Vladimir Putin, 2014
The electoral college: https://youtu.be/7wC42HgLA4k “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” – James Otis, 1760
*Solutions:*
1) National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
2) Rank Choice Voting; Approval Voting (no spoiler effect, means other parties can exist and grow)
3) Unlike the White House & the House, the Senate should NOT be political. They should act as “the adults in the room”.
Non-partisan Senators should be selected, based on their education and their ability to follow the law, and the facts.
Broken health care, “legalized corruption”, low voter turn out, Citizens United, opioid crisis, failing schools, failing infrastructure, wealth inequality, anti-science, conflicts overseas…are all symptoms of a broken democracy. These are non-partisan issues that every American should want to fix.
@Democracy Now Checkout Democracy Dollars
All of last night I was in a lucid dream where I was caucusing for Andrew Yang against caucusers for Bernie Sanders… I was leading my group, planning arguments and counters, etc. It was really stressful lol.
I’m a Canadian.
@taddow332 Great point.
@williampatrickwoods It was told here in our trustworthy media outlets. *cough cough cough* that it was a Russian plane.
@Karen M hahahaha
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Aye bruh let Braden river middle school get a shout out
Wait I’m new into politics as I just turned 18. Is he still running for president even though he wasn’t invited in the last debate?
He is not invited because DNC is corrupted. He is the most discriminated human being. Media black out. They purposely mis wrote his name. But he is the smartest, most qualify and most humble human being.
Mary Land please watch this video before blaming the media https://youtu.be/nlQ0Wa8kT-M
Yes. Get on Twitter or join a Yang FB group. We’re on fire.
Logic over emotions.
We are borg.
How is it logic that got him elected. It was the lack of logic that got him in. Constant falsehoods propagated by Trump as well snazzy one liner phrases without any substance literally trumped logical explanations.
jcast39 Newsflash: 2 new huge renegotiated trade deals just got signed. One with China and the USMCA. Trump fixing the mess created by Democrats.
His answer is different because he is different to the see it all, hear it all politicians.
@Ozark Matt not all republicans are bad people. Stop basing your opinions off generalizations generated within your echo chamber
He’s still a DemoKKKrat.
What? Try English..what’s your point?
@Ozark Matt and your fellow demons just tell the truth? YOU ARE A MORON🙄🤗😁😋🤤😜😈🖕😠💩🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I like this guy👍
Then make your vote count
Yang has more sense than the zombies that are ahead
Zombies on that stage last night would have been better, at least we would be entertained
We are the forgotten man. Power to Yang
😏
“I agree with this thing you said”
“For the past 3 years all my content has been about trump, with 50% of that about impeachment”
Yang is the only democrat with a brain
Yang and Williamson are the only two who really broke out of the same old discussion
Dumb Democrats have no brains according to google
@JustAnotherAnnoyingScifiCharacter Williamson believes heavily in spirituality and a higher being living in the clouds. I’m not detecting any brain on her part at least. Yang seems less religious at least which is a gigantic plus for logical and rational minds.
I think we should be worried this npc is thinking for him self… He made need to return for reprogramming.
acesmak but who the box tho
How is he a npc?
ccricers u are
Yang is a smart man.. No wonder the establishment opposes him..
This man’s innovative mind is so needed now, really missed him last night. Thanks Chris
He should be a VP candidate.
I’m only Voting if Yang is on the ballot. He is the only one that is solving the issues.
We are so desperate now. Yang is a halley’s comet and comes once in a life time. if yang is gone, I am voting trump to give american hell
Write his name on the ballot if it aint on there, get andrewcated
John Jaidee hes not going anywhere he will be on the ballet chill and vote for em
Yang’s sounding more like an adult than the 60- and 70-somethings on the debate stage yesterday.
That moment you realize Democrat’s racistly obstructed Yang and forced him out