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Appreciate the insight. Even if all of this is true and I have no reason to think its not, I will still cast my vote for someone from his party most likely; ass
by wonderwonder 5y ago
Appreciate the insight. Even if all of this is true and I have no reason to think its not, I will still cast my vote for someone from his party most likely; assuming the candidate is remotely palatable. I think the country needs a valid third party as a reaction to the extremes of both current parties taking more power and influence. A third party would optimally pull both parties back towards the center assuming that third party is more common citizen focused. As for the negative character traits, I think most politicians eventually become this way. I am not a fan of it but its reality and these days my political viewpoint is very much "Who will do the least amount of harm to democracy", the days of being inspired are very much passed for me. Maybe I am just old and bitter :)
- rchaud 5y agoAndrew Yang has never held office. If one election campaign is enough to turn him into a typical politician, what does that say about his value as a prospective public servant?
- wonderwonder 5y agoNothing really, I think people are turned into politicians because most of them have no idea how to run a campaign as its pretty specialized knowledge. They rely on campaign managers to really do everything. Again, while I like Yang or at least the platform he espouses, I am not going to vote for his party because I expect massive change or some sort of feel good reaction. I just want a viable third party to balance the other 2 parties that I currently am very much not a fan of. A third party will optimally bring the other 2 parties closer to center which is where I am. Right now I just vote for the party I dislike the least. If the end result is a 3rd party I dislike but less than the other two then that's an improvement.