Andrew Yang To Launch Third Political Party
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Andrew Yang no longer considers himself a Democrat and is planning to launch a third political party next month, according to Politico. The former Democratic presidential and New York City mayoral candidate will launch the new party in tandem with the release of his new book "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy" on Oct. 5. Yang's book will outline "bold new ideas" that will help the country move past the current “era of institutional failure.” Some of the main talking points include "data rights, ranked-choice voting and fact-based governance empowered by modern technology."
Coverage from right-rated outlets was more likely to highlight how Yang will "abandon Democrats" and some of his "non-traditional positions for a Democrat" such as denouncing the Defund the Police movement and taking a pro-Israel stance amid attacks from Hamas terrorists back in May.
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Andrew Yang to launch a third party
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,...
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Andrew Yang to Abandon Democrats and Start a Third Party
Andrew Yang, formerly a 2020 presidential hopeful and 2021 candidate for mayor of New York City, is expected to abandon his affiliation with the Democratic Party and start a third party this fall.
The launch will occur in tandem with the release of Yang’s latest book, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy” on October 5th, two people familiar with the development told Politico.
“Forward” is expected to be a condemnation of establishment elitism and America’s “era of institutional failure” wrought by “politicians whose incentives have become divorced from the people...
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Andrew Yang planning to launch third party
Former Democratic presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is planning on launching a third party, two people familiar with the situation told Politico.
Neither the name of the third party nor its plans to impact future elections have been revealed, but it is set to start when Yang’s book is released on Oct. 5, the sources told Politico.
His book, called "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,” is promoted to be about moving past the country’s “era of institutional failure,” according to its publisher.
Yang gained national attention when he ran to...
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