r/GenZ • u/EastJet • 4d ago

Do you think Andrew Yang would have done better in the fumbled first presidential debate this year, if they had swapped Andrew Yang in to replace Biden? Political

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u/ifhysm Millennial 4d ago

In a debate setting? Yang absolutely would have done better, but Yang couldn’t win a general election

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u/Doc_Gr8Scott 4d ago

I would have loved to see Yang up there instead. As a Democrat I wasn't prepared for my level of disappointment when Biden was announced as the candidate. We gonna lose... I'd even take AOC over him

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u/fyrefreezer01 4d ago

AOC would be a great candidate.

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u/mssleepyhead73 1998 4d ago

I like AOC, but she’s way too left for most Democrats. Moderates like Biden, Obama, Clinton, etc etc do really well with winning over moderate Democrats and swing voters.

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u/kcaustin_904 2003 4d ago

They’re all war criminals. Being too left for most democrats may be a strategic failure but it’s a moral win.

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u/jhonnytheyank 3d ago

being too left can never be moral win lol

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u/mssleepyhead73 1998 4d ago

I agree with you. I would love a more leftist candidate (and one who’s not practically at death’s door). But morals and politics don’t tend to mix very well. That’s why candidates who are willing to be more moderate and compromise with the other side are more likely to win the primaries and get the nomination.

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u/CrossXFir3 1d ago

I'm so sick of having to settle for candidates I don't really even have very many policy opinions in common with because it's them or someone that wants to dismantle democracy or some shit.