Optimisn
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Post by Optimisn on Sept 8, 2019 19:41:54 GMT -6
Alright, this is something of a safe space. Speeps, deliver your case for Andrew Yang.
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Post by November KS on Sept 8, 2019 19:48:06 GMT -6
His Patriots tweet from yesterday may have solidified my support.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 8, 2019 23:17:20 GMT -6
He's addressing real problems that are going to come with more and more automation. His take on Universal Basic Income is intriguing.
He's also not an insane person so that makes him more appealing than most in the Democratic field.
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Post by November KS on Sept 12, 2019 10:43:39 GMT -6
I love this guy
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Post by November KS on Sept 12, 2019 19:20:04 GMT -6
He's a dream.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 12, 2019 19:28:18 GMT -6
I'm starting to lose track of all your man-crushes.
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Post by November KS on Sept 12, 2019 19:42:49 GMT -6
I'm starting to lose track of all your man-crushes. Let me help you out: Giannis Andrew Yang Ronda Rousey's husband Barack Obama Christian Yelich David Lee Roth Jimmie Johnson (Nascar guy) Buddy Murphy Fenix Chris Jericho Jay Lethal frankdrebin Nyla Rose
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Post by November KS on Sept 12, 2019 19:52:29 GMT -6
Any one of these candidates are better than Trump but Biden clearly has an onset of dementia. Or just oldness in general. I would clearly vote for him over Trump if that's what it came down but just saying.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 12, 2019 20:06:55 GMT -6
I wouldn't vote for Biden if Sasha Banks showed up at my home naked to convince me.
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Post by November KS on Sept 12, 2019 20:10:59 GMT -6
What if Nikki Cross showed up naked with a butt plug in?
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 12, 2019 20:12:01 GMT -6
I'm starting to lose track of all your man-crushes. Let me help you out: Nyla Rose
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 12, 2019 20:15:51 GMT -6
What if Nikki Cross showed up naked with a butt plug in?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2019 1:50:07 GMT -6
I wouldn't vote for Biden if Sasha Banks showed up at my home naked to convince me. You’re full of shit.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 13, 2019 7:34:56 GMT -6
I wouldn't vote for Biden if Sasha Banks showed up at my home naked to convince me. You’re full of shit. You're right. I was being hyperbolic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 22:59:04 GMT -6
I’d vote for Trump under your scenario.
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Sept 16, 2019 10:20:28 GMT -6
I’d vote for Trump under your scenario. Under my scenario I'd dig up Woodrow Wilson and give him a vote.
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Post by November KS on Sept 24, 2019 16:10:42 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Oct 8, 2019 22:15:50 GMT -6
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Post by Optimisn on Oct 8, 2019 22:33:43 GMT -6
LOL. Gosh darn Canadians. So genuine. I think I'd happily lead a Yang/Jericho campaign, as long as Jericho was not part of the ticket.
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Post by November KS on Feb 11, 2020 19:05:18 GMT -6
Sad day
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Feb 11, 2020 19:27:15 GMT -6
It is, but he's created an energized following from nowhere and got Democrats talking about real problems. All while not being a penis.
He's still young too.
Hopefully the Yang Gang is used by the eventual nominee.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Feb 11, 2020 19:50:38 GMT -6
What a great person.
"Thank you for your incredible support these past months. You all have uplifted me and inspired me and Evelyn and this campaign at every turn. Your passion and energy. Your donations and hundreds of thousands of hours of calling and volunteering. Your enthusiasm, dedication and commitment.
We have accomplished so much together. We have brought a message of Humanity First and a vision of an economy and society that works for us and our families to millions of our fellow Americans.
We went from a mailing list that started with just my Gmail contact list to receiving donations from over 430,000 people and support from millions more across the country.
One of the things I’m most proud of -- we gave $1,000 a month for a year to 13 families across the country.
We highlighted the real problems in our communities as our economy is being transformed before our eyes by technology and automation. We stood on the debate stage and shifted our national conversation to include the fourth industrial revolution, a topic no one wanted to touch.
Our signature proposal, Universal Basic Income, has become part of the mainstream conversation. We increased the popular support for Universal Basic Income to 66% of Democrats and 72% among voters 18-34.
And without a doubt, we accelerated the eradication of poverty in our society by years, perhaps even generations,
And that is thanks to all of YOU!
Though thousands of voters came out for our campaign tonight in New Hampshire, it is not the outcome we fought so hard for. It is bitterly disappointing for many of us.
But it should not be.
Every single day I’ve had supporters say to me:
“Your campaign helped me out of a depression. Thank you.”
“Working on this campaign has made me a better human being.”
“I met my significant other because of you.”
“Your campaign brought my family together. Your campaign got me excited about politics for the first time.”
These are all things that people have said to me in the past days. I’m incredibly proud of this campaign. We have touched and improved millions of lives and moved this country we love so much in the right direction.
And while there is great work left to be done, I am the MATH guy. And it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race. I am not someone who wants to accept donations and support in a race that we will not win.
And so tonight, I am suspending my campaign for president.
This is not an easy decision. Endings are hard and I’ve always intended to stay in this race until the very end. But I have been convinced that the message of this campaign will not be strengthened by my staying in this race any longer.
Endings are hard. But this is not an ending.
This is a beginning.
This is the starting line. This campaign has awakened something fundamental in this country and ourselves.
We’ve outlasted over a dozen senators, governors, and members of Congress and become the most exciting force in this entire race.
The Yang Gang has fundamentally shifted the direction of this country and transformed our politics, and we are only continuing to grow.
My goal when I first started was always to solve the problems that got Donald Trump elected. And I know in order to do that, I will support whoever is the Democratic nominee. That said, I hope this campaign can be a message, and word of caution, to all of my Democratic colleagues.
Donald Trump is not the cause of all of our problems. He is a symptom. We must cure the disease that got him elected, and in order to do that we must address the real problems that affect our people and offer solutions to actually solve them.
Those solutions are bold, and many think they are crazy. But I hope my campaign has made it a little less crazy to think we can lead our country to eradicate poverty. In fact, five candidates in this field have already supported it or expressed openness to supporting Universal Basic Income.
I stand before you today and say that while we did not win this election, we are just getting started.
This is the beginning.
This movement is the future of American politics.
This movement is the future of the Democratic party.
This wave is just beginning and it will continue to build until we rewrite the rules of this economy to work for us, the people of this country.
Thank you to each and every person who made this campaign possible, I love and appreciate you. Being your candidate has been the privilege of my life. We will continue to do the work and move this country forward.
Thank you all. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
-Andrew"
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Post by The Original Kid Cairo on Feb 11, 2020 21:01:34 GMT -6
Too bad. Good guy.
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Post by November KS on Feb 11, 2020 23:28:01 GMT -6
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Post by Optimisn on Feb 12, 2020 0:21:22 GMT -6
I got to a point about a month ago when I knew he had no shot. Still held hope. VP should happen, but he's inspired people. Might take it in a different direction. The more I dug in, he struck me as a guy I'd love to work with, not be President.
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