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I'm shocked, said absolutely no one. (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2021 OP
Was he ever really a member of the Party... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #1
He's not rich Sympthsical Oct 2021 #2
Yang's not really that rich. dawg Oct 2021 #3
That's rich StarfishSaver Oct 2021 #5
There are some who are Democrats in name but not action and some who are Democrats in action but CentralMass Oct 2021 #4
Doubtful. Here's some tells: FSogol Oct 2021 #6
So far, he's been the former StarfishSaver Oct 2021 #7
Good luck, Mr. Yang PJMcK Oct 2021 #8

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
1. Was he ever really a member of the Party...
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:32 AM
Oct 2021

or was it a "marriage of convenience?"

These rich guys would usually do better to pick a good democratic candidate or cause and back it with their money, not run in vanity campaigns intended to bolster their personal fortune and power.

Sympthsical

(9,072 posts)
2. He's not rich
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:40 AM
Oct 2021

This is one of those odd impressions people got. They heard "tech" and immediately assumed he was loaded. He only had a few million, maybe, when he ran in 2020.

He was literally one of the least well off people running in that campaign.

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
5. That's rich
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:48 AM
Oct 2021

It's just not "I and everyone in my family could spend $10 million dollars a day and we'd all still die stoopid rich" stoopid rich.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
4. There are some who are Democrats in name but not action and some who are Democrats in action but
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:43 AM
Oct 2021

not by name. I guess time will tell for Yang.

FSogol

(45,480 posts)
6. Doubtful. Here's some tells:
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:48 AM
Oct 2021

1. Run for the highest possible position first. Don't take a lower position and work your way up.
2. Discount help from your party
3. Accept the notion that "only I can fix this"


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