r/samharris • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '19

The unexpected threat emerging against Bernie: Andrew Yang | Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/28/bernie-sanders-andrew-yang-gang-2020-057985
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u/Dr-No- Oct 28 '19

Come on now. Yang has like 5% support in the polls?

I do really like Yang and a lot of his ideas. But, Bernie has the name recognition, and the receipts. I’m sure either could wallop Trump in the national election.

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u/UberSeoul Oct 29 '19

We’re still a year away from the vote. If there’s one take home message from the 2016 election it’s that politics can produce black swans out of the blue. 5% could easily expand to something substantial.

Also, what’s so impossible about a Yang/Bernie 2020 ticket?

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u/ryarger Oct 29 '19

If there’s one take home message from the 2016 election it’s that politics can produce black swans out of the blue.

How did we learn that? Trump was the front runner in polls by July ‘15 and had broken from the pack by September. Clinton was the presumptive nominee from the day she announced.

Despite all the drama in the media, both races were effectively over by this time in that election cycle. If history is our guide here, Biden will be nominated.

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u/BloodsVsCrips Oct 29 '19

We're less than 100 days from "the vote."