Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics.
While Yang's future in the ever-changing primary race is unclear, his candidacy has undoubtedly made a mark on the Democratic primary and possibly the electorate for the general election.
"It's going to be quite difficult , but I think if you would have asked most observers a year ago if Andrew Yang would be appearing in the debate while Bill de Blasio, Tulsi Gabbard, Steve Bullock would not, I think they would have said that's not going to happen," Jones said. "He just comes across as a guy that you would like to sit and have a beer with," French added."I'm not sure I can say that about any of the others that are running."French is the kind of voter Yang speaks about frequently, touting his belief that he alone has the ability to peel away large swaths of Trump voters.
At that rally, Jimenez met Christine Conforti, who is running for New Jersey’s Fourth Congressional District. That seat is currently held by Rep. Chris Smith, the only Republican in the state’s House delegation. Throughout the campaign, Yang has said Trump was first elected because he talked about the loss of jobs.
“the data show that we’ve had a lot of problems with losing jobs, but the principal reason has been bad trade policy." Sen. Bernie Sanders, another top candidate, noted that his solution would be a program that would guarantee a federally funded job. During the debate exchange on automation, Yang also pointed to his proposal that would offer $1,000 a month to every adult citizen in the United States.
But not all voters agree that Yang's UBI is the best solution. Hana Barre, a student at American University, attended a Yang town hall at Howard University in October, saying she didn't want to pass up seeing a presidential candidate.Barre, 19, wasn't impressed by Yang's explanation of the Freedom Dividend and compared it to "trickle down economics.
“If a candidate is telling me something that I can't see as possible, then I'm not going to vote for them," Young said. "Like Yang, he's promising $1,000 a month for every American, that’s impossible. He may be able to keep up with it for a while, but he's not going to be able to keep up with it for all 4 years."with his first quarter fundraising in April after he brought in $1.7 million.
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