Andrew Yang 2028?

 So...Andrew Yang is doing the rounds doing book signings and what amounts to town halls for his new book "Hey Yang, where's my thousand bucks?" I havent read it yet, but he's been posting these sessions as podcast episodes and he addressed 2028 in his most recent episode. He hasnt formally declared that he's running or anything, don't get me wrong, but he's floated it, and did mention if he runs on it, he's still for UBI and human centered capitalism.

Well, if that's the case, ANDREW YANG 2028! I mean, this is about as much of an endorsement as his podcast is a declaration of intent to run. But I'm floating it, much like he's floating running. On the one hand, no one else has ever run on my ideology. So...yeah. He gets major points for that. On the other hand, Yang kinda makes poor tactical decisions in my view and sometimes lacks the right temperament for the job. 

Is he what we need in 2028? Yes, but also kind of no. Again, dream candidate on the UBI and human centered capitalist front. But again, we need a fighter. We need someone who is gonna take the fight to the GOP. Who isnt gonna back down and be mr nice guy. And im not sure yang is that guy. Love his ideas, but we also need a fighter. Hence why Im on the fence here.

Still, given Greasy Gavin and Kamala Chameleon are the top democratic candidates, well....Yang is easily preferable to them. At least Yang has the right ideology and policy positions for the most part. And given alternative politicians that I would support DONT support UBI, although are stronger on other fronts (like AOC having a relatively strong progressive platform and Ro Khanna being fully on team prosecute the pedophiles), well...Yang does make it into that top tier.

It really depends how his hypothetical campaign develops. Does he support universal healthcare still? How does he ramp up his UBI policy (since even he acknowledged $1000 a month isnt enough any more)? What are his positions on hot button issues like Iran, the Epstein files, Trump in general? Like really, we do need to slam the door on trump for good. Admittedly, UBI would address the economic rot that does that, but we need someone who actually will fix our democracy. Well...I guess yang has ideas on that too. I dont fully agree, but we also need someone who will address trump himself, like....legally...judicially....hell, i'll say it, prosecute the guy and lock him up for his severe crimes. Idk if Yang has the temperament for that. To be fair, do mainstream dems either? No. But Yang...again...hes his own worst enemy at times. I love the guy but he also makes me cringe on occasion. 

Still, were never gonna get a perfect candidate, and the standards are so low right now that hey, yang still pops up in my top 3 candidates for 2028. Again, AOC and Ro Khanna are the other 2 there. We'll see what else happens. But yeah. Let's just say, I'm very interested in Yang running. And let's see how this develops through 2026 and 2027.