1. "I think we touched on it a bit in one of the other posts, but" In response to Reply # 0
he's bringing up some really good issues, and proposing solutions while many politicians are burying their head in the sand or proposing half measures. His strength/focus is largely on domestic policy, but as much as I like what I've heard from him, he seems pretty lacking on foreign policy vision/experience.
I don't know that he's ready for prime time (realistically, he's probably not a contender), but i appreciate what he's doing. If nothing else, i hope that his problem solving approach becomes more common when having discussions on our future. He's not locked into some kind of dogma around socialism vs. capitalism. I think he genuinely is looking to make things better.
In a generation of swine, the one-eyed pig is king. -Hunter S. Thompson
5. "I'm Yang Gang on the strength that he's pushing UBI." In response to Reply # 0
He's speaking to the elephant in the room, automation, in a way that many of the other candidates haven't already. Also, Andrew Yang is not spending his time pushing for policies that might not even be reachable (tax on the wealthy, free college). Yang seems to be a realist who would take a technocratic approach to the office and I welcome that.
The only shortcomings I see with Yang are that he doesn't really have much of a foreign policy stance right now, and he's not on the record for environmentalist issues as much as other candidates like Elizabeth Warren. Hopefully Andrew Yang's will make a big splash in the debates where national audiences will get to see him. His demeanor is definitely different. Not 2016 Bernie different but different nonetheless. ---------------------------------------
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