Yang Gang Season
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Presidential hopeful and Universal Basic Income enthusiast Andrew Yang is shaking up the Democratic field—at least among the extremely online. After collecting more than 65,000 individual donors following an appearance on fighting commentator Joe Rogan’s show, he’s nearly guaranteed himself a spot on the debate stage.
Yang’s meme-friendly campaign and his promise to pay everyone in the country $1,000 a month, forever, if elected, have collected a wide range of adherents. But Yang’s run is also notable for how many adherents it’s won among members of the racist alt right.
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