First choice, Andrew Yang. Second choice, Donald Trump: Iowans for Yang mull options before caucuses

[redqueen]

Four years after voting for Donald Trump, Lance Lorber switched his party registration to Democrat. He was committed to caucusing for Andrew Yang.

“There’s nobody else,” said Lorber, who lives in Davenport.

Lorber was all smiles at Yang’s Thursday town hall at LULAC Club, even as he had to turn down campaign volunteers pushing him to take home another Yang 2020 sign. Lorber owns more Yang gear than he knows what to do with.

Yang’s candidacy owes its unlikely success to voters like Lorber. Yet the underdog story might meet an early end. Polling in the mid-single digits in Iowa, Yang will have to shatter projections in order to clear the 15% viability threshold at most caucus sites.
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https://qctimes.com/news/local/first-choice-andrew-yang-second-choice-donald-trump-iowans-for/article_941523e4-fb4e-5720-85cc-11929e4e2008.amp.html?

This explains the reason why so many Yang supporters aren't blue no matter who.

[hlthe2b]

1. I wonder how Yang feels about those supporters who will go to Trump?

[redqueen]

2. How would you feel if your candidacy pulled support from Trump?

[hlthe2b]

3. The question I actually asked, I will answer. I would do my damndest to convince any of my

supporters to support me, but if I can not prevail, to support one or more Democratic candidates that most align with my positions. THAT is what I'd hope Yang, or Bernie, or any one of the other dozen or so candidates would do, if they drop out.

Is that a difficult expectation?

[redqueen]

7. And he will, of course - but he can't force them.

[TheRealNorth]

5. I would want to know what about Yang makes him preferable to them over Trump

[redqueen]

10. I haven't personally talked to many, but the few I have

have said that Yang is what they were hoping for when they voted for Trump (not sure what that means exactly).

[Thekaspervote]

16. Wow... not much of an endorsement for Yang. Talk about uninformed voters

Swapping dotard for yang.

[snowybirdie]

4. Will they even vote?

Or just take positions that get attention.

[redqueen]

8. Not a homogeneous group

In the article they talked to three former Trump supporters / voters - one said they will vote trump, one said they will not vote at all, another said they could possibly be persuaded to vote for another Dem but it would take some work.

[LW1977]

6. Can't call them Yang Bros.

Yang doesn’t with a “b”.

Yang gang for that select view?

[redqueen]

9. YangGang is the name for all his supporters

I'd just call them former Trump supporters.

[The Valley Below]

11. Could be Yang Bang. LOL.

Only a joke.

[highplainsdem]

12. That's depressing.

[Tiggeroshii]

13. Yang attracts more non Democrats than anybody else.

That is an asset, not a liability.

[Thekaspervote]

17. Agree!!

[Tiggeroshii]

19. Nobody is pandering to them.

They probably see an honest guy and like him and dont see that in the rest of the field.

[Atticus]

20. I'm sorry, but if honesty is truly important to them, why would they EVER vote for Trump? nt

[redqueen]

22. They perceive him as honest?

It's not true of course, but psychology is what it is.

[Atticus]

23. So is willful ignorance. nt

[redqueen]

24. Yep, that's another way to characterize it. nt

[underthematrix]

15. This is interesting. So Yang supporters have as their second choice

Trump. The implication is that their first choice is just as criminal and thuggish as their second choice.
Another way to think about this is Yang supporters are just Trump supporters just trying to DISRUPT the Democratic primary process.

Who knows.

[Thekaspervote]

18. Interesting thought!! Quite plausible

[redqueen]

21. No. Trump supporters who switched parties to support Yang have Trump as their second choice.

I didn't think it was all that complicated.