Andrew Yang to launch a third party

[JoanofArgh]

Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the Oct. 5 release of his new book, "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy. It’s not clear what the name of Yang’s third party will be or how he plans to deploy it in 2022 or 2024. Yang and his team did not respond to requests for comment.

But the book’s publisher, Crown, did give some clues about the type of platform Yang may pursue. It writes that the book is an indictment of America’s “era of institutional failure” and will introduce “us to the various ‘priests of the decline’ of America, including politicians whose incentives have become divorced from the people they supposedly serve.”

The book is blurbed by businessperson Mark Cuban (“a vitally important book”) and The New York Times’ Kara Swisher (“Can there be another political party in the U.S.?...In Forward, Yang does not just give us a laundry list of intractable problems, but shows how we can find solutions if we think in new ways and summon the courage to do so.”).

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/09/andrew-yang-third-party-511033

In our system, all he's doing with a 3rd party is giving Republicans a better chance to gain office.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

1. Isn't that just dividing America even more?

[Fullduplexxx]

2. It's the whiny-loser spoiler party

[littlemissmartypants]

12. This.

^^^^

[rpannier]

3. He attracts a lot of conservatives to him

He'll get a lot of positives from Joe Rogan
I think his effect will be a net 0
He'll attract some Reps, some Dems and some aligned with other groups
It'll probably go the way of his mayoral run

[Demsrule86]

4. Fuck him...I liked him and thought he could maybe win an election start with may entry level

instead of Mayor or president...but I would never vote for him now. I dislike third parties and feel anyone involved in one helps elect Republicans.

[JoanofArgh]

7. I think Andrew Yang is mostly out for himself.

[Demsrule86]

17. He sure is...he was a terrible campaigner too.

[Treefrog]

23. I agree.

[Steelrolled]

41. I think that is a requirement for going into politics.

[a kennedy]

39. Damn, me as well really liked him........5is really pisses me off. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[Stinky The Clown]

5. " . . . all he's doing with a 3rd party is giving Republicans a better chance to gain office . . ."

I completely agree

[Tetrachloride]

8. i agree. Stay Blue

[Bev54]

6. Another party or two is not the problem

I am just not sure he is the right guy to lead it. He has not done well in his other races.

[Demsrule86]

18. Third Parties are a problem in close elections. If we lose Roe, it will be because of the f'ing

Greens. I will hate them until the day I die...first Gore and then Hillary...now we have a 6-3 court. Green= Get Republicans elected every November.

[dalton99a]

9. Something America desperately needs in a pandemic

[secondwind]

10. I may be wrong............... but I see him as a has-been already.

[zuul]

26. I hope you're right. I'm sick of him already.

[AZProgressive]

11. I was never a fan of Yang

Also not a big one of the third parties we do have so not interested in a Yang party. I might vote for a Democratic Socialist but that is about it.

[a kennedy]

40. I liked him, now, not so much......just please go away.

[brooklynite]

13. Parties form at the local level; not at the top with celebrity leaders.

[JoanofArgh]

15. Thanks for this. Very good point. The guy wants attention.

[SharonClark]

37. Agree. I guess not enough people are paying attention to him.

[Moebym]

27. Bingo. n/t

[questionseverything]

14. If we had ranked choice voting a third party wouldn't be a problem

As it is though it will weaken democrats chances

[Demsrule86]

19. I dislike ranked choice...look how it worked out in Maine and in California.

[brooklynite]

21. The Democrats won in both California and Maine. What's your point?

[Demsrule86]

29. Susan Collins won and I was referring to the recall...ridiculous.

[brooklynite]

33. Susan Collins would have won without RCV...

…and the California recall doesn’t use RCV

[JohnSJ]

16. Another reason why Yang was not qualified to be President or Mayor

[BannonsLiver]

20. I always figured he'd turn at some point.

[zuul]

22. I never understood why he thought he was qualified

to hold political office, especially the presidency. So he’s a successful business man and he’s rich. Big fucking deal!

TFG is supposedly successful and rich and he was a fucking disaster.

[ZonkerHarris]

24. what a fucking idiot. Fuck that guy.

[Sherman A1]

25. Interesting

I will have to look into this more.

[Moebym]

28. I was initially somewhat supportive of him running for President

But any goodwill he gained had evaporated a long time ago as far as I am concerned.

He's in it for the fame.

[ymetca]

30. One Hit Wonder

with his UBI advocacy.

But clearly now, his class privilege is showing. How do I further monetize my social net-worth? AKA eternal campaigning for fun and profit!

He still thinks geek-tech is our way out of this mess, like bringing a cheese grater to WWE --might scratch you, but you're still getting knocked out by your opponent, swinging folding chairs.

[we can do it]

31. Grifter.

[FakeNoose]

32. Somebody needs to talk him out of this!

If Andrew Yang is as smart as I think he is, he'll listen to good advice.

Why can't President Biden interest him in doing something positive within the system. There are still a lot of good unfilled positions in the Biden administration. Look at all the great things Pete Buttigieg is doing, Yang can do the same in another field that's equally important.

If he wants to run for Pres again in a few years ... well OK fine. Join the crowd.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

34. Who cares?

[brooklynite]

35. Fortunately, the Yang Gang doesn't bother to vote...

[Buckeyeblue]

36. Yang has interesting ideas but they come as cross as gimmicks

And I don't think he comes across as particularly likeable. Our system is not set up for a third party.

[bullwinkle428]

38. Taking a trip down Howard Schultz Avenue doesn't strike me as a good example

of "math".