This is one of my favorite quotes.
"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
Thomas Paine
"The Lowell Sun and the Sentinel & Enterprise, which are both owned by MediaNews Group, published a joint endorsement of Yang on Monday, praising him for his willingness to reach out to all voters."
#Yang2020
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@JasonLemon
@Newsweek
"Something that’s always stressed me out, having a 15-year-old, is thinking about sending him off into the world without support. But with Andrew’s Freedom Dividend... kids like mine can have a start to their lives""
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@nick4iezos
@ozy
"Yang has also secured celebrity endorsements from former NFL wide receiver Antonio Bryant,... Elon Musk, Twitter CEO & founder Jack Dorsey, actor Nicolas Cage, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, actor Tommy Chong, YouTube star Casey Neistat, & others."
#Yang
A vote for Trump isn’t a wasted vote.
A vote for Harris isn’t a wasted vote.
A vote for Oliver isn’t a wasted vote.
A vote for Kennedy isn’t a wasted vote.
A vote for Ross isn’t a wasted vote.
A vote for Terry or Stein isn’t a wasted vote.
Wasted votes don’t exist. 🗽🇺🇸
"Yang said black women are 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth, as part of his explanation of disparities between black and white Americans.
The point tracks with non-partisan expert research. We rate it True."
via
@PolitiFact
🤣🤣🤣
"Colbert then went to jokingly suggest that maybe this other Yang could be a good choice for running mate...
“One of the great things, if I didn’t want to attend an event & he went…” Yang began.
“CNBC wouldn’t know the difference,” Colbert said"
"There is no way to prove these omissions are related to Yang’s being Asian, but it’s impossible to miss the similarities with the micro (& macro) aggressions people in the Asian American community experience daily."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@MarieMyungOkLee
“I denounce and disavow hatred, bigotry, racism, white nationalism, anti-Semitism and the alt-right in all its many forms. Full stop. For anyone with this agenda, we do not want your support. We do not want your votes. You are not welcome in this campaign"
-Andrew Yang
"After facing some blowback on social media, MSNBC apologized and redid the graphic.
"Earlier... we aired a poll graphic that inadvertently left off
@AndrewYang
... We apologize to Mr. Yang. Here's the correct graphic,"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@JoeConchaTV
“If you’d like to sit down and have a debate on this I would enjoy it. We could livestream it and let people decide for themselves. This is one of the great issues of our time and it deserves careful consideration.”
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
Fun fact:
If the DNC had gone back 3 more days for the January debate criteria, Tulsi would have a poll.
If they'd gone back to when polls for the Nov. debate started counting, she & Yang would each have two.
Nov. 14th was picked to help Amy & hurt Tulsi/Yang
#PollThePeople
"MSNBC doesn’t appear to be getting ready to apologize anytime soon, and Yang’s supporters don’t appear to be satisfied with Roberts’ letter.
“Empty words from Comcast,” one wrote."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
Dammit, the amount of speaking time wasn't the biggest problem. The fact that he wasn't allowed to speak until after over 30 minutes into the debate (by which time, many people have already changed the channel) was the
#1
way that MSNBC screwed him over.
"Yang’s plan to implement a value-added tax on the biggest winners of the economy, primarily tech companies, will have them finally paying their fair share, which would be used to fund a Freedom Dividend of $1,000 a month for every adult citizen."
"It's clear why Americans can't agree on impeachment, we're getting news from different sources, & it's making it hard for us even to agree on basic facts. Congressional approval rating, last I checked, was something like 17%, & Americans don't trust the media"
-Andrew Yang
To anyone who's giving Yang a hard time for not interjecting more:
It's a risky move to interject a lot & can do more harm than good by making the person come across as desperate.
The
#YangMediaBlackOut
is real, but he's winning this thing hands down despite it!
#InvestInYang
"Myself along with dozens of other dedicated volunteers got those signatures to get Yang on the OH ballot and I will be DAMNED if he gets left off. I promise you the Ohio Secretary of State will be hearing from the OhioYangGang first thing Monday morning."
"Jenni... an educator from Iowa City, said she was surprised to find herself motivated enough to donate...
“This is the first time I’ve been excited about a candidate this far out from the election... It’s the first time that I’ve donated to a campaign""
"His candidacy and rise is in many ways a return to the fundamentals of democracy, where anyone is able to rise to the top of the political playing field if their ideas resonate with enough people."
#Yang2020
#YangMediaShoutOut
to Tess Bonn
@thehill
"A YEAR-LONG STUDY in Rialto, CA showed a reduction of the rate of use-of-force incidents of 60% & an 88% reduction in complaints...
It’s common sense. Everyone is going to act differently if... what they’re... doing can be played back in a courtroom."
"What they hate is a giant bureaucracy making everyone’s decisions. So you ask what my main priority will be... it will be to... get buying power into Americans’ hands, which will then lead us to be able to solve many other problems much more quickly."
"Yang touched on his belief that the currently used socialism-capitalism dichotomy is “unproductive.”...
According to Yang, people use this dichotomy to pigeonhole others into an “ideological bucket” in order to dismiss their ideas."
#UBI
#HumanityFirst
"On Sunday, CNN’s Van Jones took to Twitter to share his opinion on the general coverage of the 44-year-old serial entrepreneur’s presidential bid and called for “basic fairness.”
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
"Yang is uniquely positioned to be a uniting force in our culture. The man of conversations has shown a respect for all Americans & has earned the privilege of conducting a conversation on a bigger stage."
#HumanityFirst
#YangMediaShoutOut
@LowellSunNews
"Democrats have monopolized votes by promising free stuff. The catch is that it has relegated generations to be stuck in poverty since earning over a certain amount of money causes you to lose your benefits."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@SteveLevyNY
@FoxNews
"Evelyn Yang said in an interview televised on Thursday by CNN that the assault happened in 2012, and she was initially afraid to tell anyone. She and 31 other women are now suing the doctor and hospital system, saying they conspired & enabled the crimes."
"Yang & other ranked-choice boosters say the system would free voters to cast ballots for 3rd parties & pick the candidates they truly prefer rather than strategically go for the Republican or Democrat who's the "least bad""
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@FoxNews
“I know very little about the Math PAC...
After I'm president, I'm very happy to... try and do away with super PACs... But given the rules that we have... my goal is to compete and to win and so I'm not going to dissuade... citizens from trying to help,”
"The ad titled, "Our Son," features Yang's family, and includes his wife, Evelyn, speaking about their family's health care experience...
A second ad, titled, "Paycheck," promotes Yang's universal basic income plan"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@JuliaManch
"Yang... who has based his entire campaign on the dangers of automation & the idea of [UBI], continues to gain strength... even as better-established candidates... are dropping from the race"
#Yang2020
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@CillizzaCNN
@theatlantavoice
"Andrew Yang edges out some of the top-tier candidates... for third place in New Mexico at 10 percent support. The tech entrepreneur is the only other candidate to receive double-digit support in the poll."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@rebeccaklar_
@thehill
I have been registered as an independent ever since I became old enough to vote. In 2012 I voted for Romney and in 2016 I voted 3rd party.
I recently registered as a Democrat so that I can vote for
@AndrewYang
.
I am a life member of the Libertarian Party and planned to vote Trump until finding
@AndrewYang
I registered Democrat for the first time to support him in the primary.
"Last month, Daniel Negreanu expressed his support for... Yang. Now, the poker pro is coming together with Lena Evans and Katie Kalvoda to host a fundraiser poker tournament which will contribute to Yang’s campaign."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@HeidiSpecter
"December is expected to be the only month in 2019 with no qualifying polls released in any of the early-voting states
CNN polling analyst Harry Enten said last week there have been fewer Iowa polls this year than in any previous caucus season since 2000"
The DNC still hasn't released the criteria for the Feb. 7th debate.
They keep saying how fair and transparent they're being, but this is the 2nd debate in a row where they (unlike previous debates) waited until after a debate to announce next one's criteria.
#AmericaNeedsYang
I hope
@ABC
is proud of itself for giving Yang over 4 min less than Steyer, despite Yang's superior polling, fundraising, & voter turnout.
Biden -- 19:35
Sanders -- 19:05
Buttigieg -- 18:16
Klobuchar -- 16:21
Warren -- 15:59
Steyer -- 12:19
Yang -- 7:43
"This week's Morning Consult poll found that Yang saw a 7 percentage point increase in favorability to 34% after the debate. Klobuchar & Steyer both rose 5 percentage points in favorability to 25% & 20%, respectively."
#YangMediaShoutOut
@JustineColeman8
"Maezawa’s stated goal is to test the premise of [UBI]... Normally, the idea is that the government... provide these unconditional stipends. But since most governments aren’t yet eager to institute [UBI], some... are taking matters into their own hands"
"if you... say stupid things like, “Andrew Yang Democrats aren’t REAL Democrats” then you’re effectively saying to... anyone-who-used-to-be-anything-other-than-a-Democrat... that the... Party... will not welcome you…"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@AndrewLondre
“If someone offered me a million dollars or for Yang to be president, I’d take Yang... He seems to think about everything with a clear head.”
-Vanessa Hurtado, a 35-year-old woman who... has never voted before
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@nxthompson
@wired
"The Harmony mock election was complete with student candidates, campaign managers, poll workers & a debate moderator... The room... filled with the sound of clapping & cheering... Trump received 11 votes & Yang received 102"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@emvcox
Fuck this shit!! Grrr...
"My campaign submitted nearly three times the amount of signatures needed... Nevertheless, because of a bureaucratic paperwork issue caused by an awkwardly-worded law, nearly 3,000 Ohioans' First Amendment rights have been denied"
“It’s kind of ridiculous that these are the measures we’re putting up,” Booker said. “Instead of Iowans choosing, they’re being dictated to by Washington, D.C. DNC leaders.”
"“Yang might be teaching us a lot about how to run for president because he has certainly had to do it all on his own without the party,” said Seth Masket, a University of Denver political scientist"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@JamesPindell
@BostonGlobe
Andrew Yang "told the Washington Examiner he was not surprised by his staying power because he had “the clearest vision for the country, the truest sense of the problems, & the best set of solutions” of those in the race."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@naomitlim
"How many of you all have a family member or a friend or a neighbor with special needs or autism? As you look around, most hands went up... We have to be able to say to our kids... that you have intrinsic value because you're an American and you're a human being."
-Andrew Yang
"Along with the hashtag... supporters explained the reason why they are voting for the 44-year-old entrepreneur and his campaign, which centers around a UBI of $1,000 per month for every American adult."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
"Yang sees UBI as a solution that works for everybody... He pitches UBI as a way to reduce social tensions... He quotes... Bismarck, who said, “If a revolution there must be, better to undertake it rather than undergo it.”"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@mtaibbi
"The candidates on stage largely failed to set themselves apart from the pack & spent most of the night squabbling over technicalities & rehashing their campaigns' main talking points."
Of course they did. Yang wouldn't have though...
#AmericaNeedsYang
So, according to the partial popular vote results that have been released, Yang got 5.2% in Iowa
These results beat the RCP polling average in Iowa, which had him at 3.3%
This indicates that we were right to think that the polls underestimate his support
"Supporters of... Yang have been taking to Twitter to play “pass it on” to reveal... the many reasons they are voting for the serial entrepreneur. The responses reveal the varied base of support for Yang"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
"A new Emerson poll of the New Mexico Democratic primary puts... Sanders in the lead in New Mexico with 28% support, trailed by... Biden with 27% support. In third place is... Andrew Yang with 10% support."
#YangMediaShoutOut
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
Yang: I'm good at passing tests.
DNC: Nice. How about we use your old answers for the new test?
Yang: Ummm, that seems a bit unfair...
DNC: We're being more than fair. If you wanted to pass the new test, you should have given the new answers on the old test.
#PollThePeople
“If the political establishment was shaken when they saw what we accomplished in Q3, they better brace themselves in the coming months because we’re going to continue to shatter expectations & win this race”
#YangGang
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
"The idea of an unconditional basic income (UBI) floor... is not a new idea. UBI is an idea with a long history and thus a long history of support. Among that support exists a number of Nobel prize winners"
#UBI
#Yang2020
#YouTubeAndrewYang
@scottsantens
"The event’s sign-up form... says Chappelle will be speaking at the Pinehurst Farmer’s Market in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 29, with the door-to-door campaign taking place from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
BuzzFeed News: Yang could win this thing.
The Gatekeepers: Not if we find some bogus excuse to keep him off the ballot!
...
When a candidate submits the required signatures before the deadline, it is horrendously undemocratic to not include them because of some technicality...
"One editorial board member was blown away: “He belongs among the front ranks of candidates. He has obviously thought deeply about the fourth industrial revolution, has fresh ideas and a refreshing non-ideological approach to governing.""
via
@DMRegister
"Mankiw has written widely on economics and economic policy. As of April 2016, the RePEc overall ranking based on academic publications, citations, & related metrics put him as the 23rd most influential economist in the world, out of nearly 50,000..."
#UBI
I don’t get the tweets that are saying Musk could have ended world hunger with 43 billion dollars.
If 43 billion is all it takes, congress should just pass a 43 billion end world hunger bill…
"Comedian Doug Stanhope endorsed... Andrew Yang on Twitter early Thursday morning, making him one in a long line of others in his industry who have thrown their support behind the UBI advocate"
#Yang2020
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
@theinquisitr
The video makes it seem as if when, after over 30 minutes, Yang was finally allowed to speak, all he did was demonstrate that that he didn't have anything substantive to say, which justified the moderator's decision to wait that long to call on him.
So funny I forgot to laugh...
"“It’s tremendous to meet Dominique in person," Yang told The AJC. "I grew up watching him play. He’s a legend & he’s an even more legendary human being like all the work he’s done in the community""
#HumanityFirst
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@jdcapelouto
@ajc
"I’m now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
wubh
@dailykos
No American should be working full-time and living in poverty. A $15 minimum wage is good in principle but it will catalyze corporations to replace American workers with automation and robots. Instead, we need to cut out the middleman and just give people money.
"Media observers have lamented the decreasing diversity of the Democratic debates... But their treatment of Yang, both in the debates and in the coverage, indicates little real interest in confronting media's role in that."
#YangMediaShoutOut
@Newsweek
"“Just voted here in NY - Ranked Choice Voting is on the ballot!” Yang wrote...
Ocasio-Cortez... said... “This year we have 5 ballot proposals, including one on RANKED CHOICE VOTING which is pretty cool.”"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
Danielle Wallace
@FoxNews
"Polls routinely show that most voters haven't heard of Yang or don't know enough about him to have an opinion. About 3/4 of Democratic primary voters have not firmly made up their minds yet about who to support."
#YangMediaShoutOut
@JonEasley
@thehill
Lol, gotta love
@AndrewYang
's sense of humor! :)
"According to Yang’s “theory,” the 77-year-old’s decision to forgo Iowa and New Hampshire and focus on Super Tuesday states is because he “doesn’t like snow.”"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@TylerWriter88
"I'll end the corporate handouts and crack down on those causing climate change. I approve this message because I'm the only candidate who supports a constitutional climate amendment to protect our future."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@talstales
@TheHill
Nothing like a billionaire & millionaire teaming up to virtue signal about how bad having a lot of wealth is...
"The $25 mug... is sold through Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company whose founder and CEO, Tobias Lütke, is worth an estimated $2.8 billion"
"Yang has... qualified for all of the debates and kept pace financially with experienced senators like Klobuchar and Booker. In fact, in the third quarter he raised nearly as much as both of them combined"
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@BBCNewsGraphics
@BBCWorld
Yang has fundraised more than Steyer, is ahead of him in polling, & beat him in Iowa with 5% of the pre-realignment votes!
Not usually a big fan of emphasizing the
#YangMediaBlackOut
, but it's so painfully obvious, AGAIN.
Don't blame Yang.
The msm bias against him is STRONG
I trust in Yang. He will speak up at the last segment. Unfortunately he is has to fight hardest to speak from all candidates. Also Steyer is doing a great job but he also has it easier than Yang. Andrew wasn't even allowed to react when he was mentioned one time.
#letyangspeak
Ben Shapiro had some positive things to say about Yang after the last debate, which was cool.
But he wrongly said that it was dishonest when Yang said he missed Cory & wants him in the debates.
Anyone following Yang/Cory closely knows they're friends :)
“I talk to evangelical[s] who are deeply concerned about the values that President Trump represents... Many communities of faith believe that we have to help the least among us, and I believe that this campaign is activating more and more of those voters.”
"A 3-year-old’s likelihood of obesity dropped by up to 4.5% for every extra $1,000... Geuttabi's theory is that parents might be able to afford healthier foods & spend more time playing with their children."
#YangMediaShoutOut
to
@sujatagupta
@ScienceNews