[eduren]

While I'm really glad that Yang is in the race, and I would definitely vote for him if he got to the General Election, I think the chance of reducing gridlock will be small. Anything outside of the current Dem consensus would need to be sold to his own party first, and then somehow find the right stick/carrot to get the (likely republican) Senate to agree.

There's also the possibility that he only enters office with enough political capital to do the above exactly once. Personally, I believe if he only gets one shot transformative legislation then I'd like to see something that moves the needle on his UBI proposals (the "dividend" marketing is spot on I think). Mostly because I expect subsequent reforms to be easier once a stronger social safety net is in place.

If Yang made it, what would you want to see him put his capital behind? I could see the argument for it being privacy legislation, seeing as he is in a unique position to market that to the typical voter (nobody in this thread expects the party leaderships to prioritize it).

[undefined1]

Well, the biggest issue I see right now is extreme polarization and tribal warfare. If Trump or any zeitgeist democrat wins in 2020, this will continue and probably worsen. We can't really solve problems and get to substantive policies as long as this is the case.

If Yang or Tulsi were at the helm, I think a lot of tribalism fuel would dissipate and significantly calm things down. Thus giving us a shot to actually focus on problems and solutions instead of just endlessly slinging arrows back and forth.