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Originally Posted by Mathgod
He was a better matchup against Trump specifically, due to his appeal to disaffected Republicans. Biden is more appealing among Democratic voters, but only Democratic voters (for the most part anyway) actually vote in Democratic primaries. That's the distinction you don't seem to be making here...
Not every Republican voter is the same. Have a look at the Lincoln Project for instance. Also, Trump won in 2016 due to his appeal to people in swing states who lost their jobs in recent years. They were in pain and looking for someone to give them a positive outlook for their future. Yang provides this more so than Biden, and he's also a caring person who doesn't have Trump's fascistic tendencies. Every time Yang speaks about his policies, he talks about the job losses due to automation, and he is mindful of the pain that job losses cause.
You're making a whole bunch of assumptions here, but I was actually paying attention to the lines that bookies were making during the primary. At the time, Yang vs Trump was showing a line that favoured Yang more heavily than Biden was in the Biden vs Trump line. I wish I had taken a screenshot of it at the time.
Well, for starters, there's this: https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/ne...s-andrew-yang/ |
As unfair as it may be I think the idea that a Chinese candidate could beat Trump when fear of China's accendency is what is galvinising most of this nativist idiocy and a return to politics as usual is the main wish of those opposed to Trump, not taking a chance on another non politician with no experience of Washington or Government.
I think the idea Yang is a serious candidate this cycle is absurd, if he wants to pay his political dues, maybe spend some time in the senate then run fair enough