Andrew Yang just killed his Presidential campaign

[brooklynite]

You cannot offer cash to prospective voters.

[maxsolomon]

1. Trump is president

there aren't any more rules.

[Lisa0825]

2. That was my first thought too! nt

[underpants]

3. You'd think he could afford a shirt that fits

Or a tie

[Sherman A1]

4. Yeah

That is important.....

[underpants]

10. Look he's brilliant but there's decorum

Sorry there just is.

[Sherman A1]

13. And he is on the stage

And Williamson isn’t......

[USALiberal]

19. wow, really? LOL, ok! nt

[Sherman A1]

5. I disagree

But time will tell.

[cwydro]

6. What happened? What did I miss?

Not able to tune in yet.

[LisaM]

7. What did he do or say?

I'm getting ready to leave work and my FB feed is blowing up over whatever he said/did.

[Ilsa]

8. Online raffle

"Presidential candidate Andrew Yang will announce during Thursday night’s debate that his campaign will randomly select 10 families and give them a total of $120,000 over the next year as part of a pilot program for his universal basic income plan.

Yang will announce the online raffle in his opening statement, and people will be able to enter during the next week, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. The money will be distributed to 10 families in increments of $1,000 per month as a way of highlighting Yang’s signature campaign promise, a universal basic income."


https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/12/andrew-yang-120000-giveaway-for-ubi-pilot-program-1493622

[LisaM]

11. Oh my.

This seems like a trainwreck waiting to happen.

[cwydro]

12. This must be the big move I heard about.

Kinda strange.

[Ilsa]

16. Yeah. Last shot at getting his name

into the next cleaved group. Strange action, though.

[nini]

9. His 15 minutes are up

he needs to move along now.

[nsd]

14. It's weird but (probably) not illegal.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-its-legal-if-unusual-for-presidential-candidate-andrew-yang-to-give-out-1000-a-month-to-one-lucky-iowan-2019-04-30

[brooklynite]

15. Anyone who thinks this is doable should research Morey TaYlor in 1996

[Jose Garcia]

17. Why not?

[Cicada]

18. I think You can pay people to vote so long as they are free to vote as they wish

[highplainsdem]

20. Incredibly stupid move for Yang.

[lunasun]

21. How ? His name will be on the street or at the office water cooler . Look how many play lottery

Any one with a smart phone can try
People will sign up and that will be news . Exposure to actual votes in the primary for him maybe not high or donation wise,
but I think it’s a good way to get his name out there more and a few will even read his views
A few months later he can focus on the $1k benefit to winners. That’s if he is still around

[Blue_true]

22. Trump is doing just that with farmers. nt