Lolololololol.
The answer to Donald Trump is not to double down on the "let's elect an outsider with no political experience" model.
Why not? The insiders with political experience haven't been real impressive. Yang could bring some fresh ideas to the table and he might listen to advisers who are specialized in various aspects of political decision making unlike Trump.
Sanders brought in "new ideas" (relative to the "establishment") in 2016 and many are now baseline Democratic positions - Medicare for All (where we've at least made the public option the moderate position), $15 minimum wage, massive investments to combat climate change (whether that's the GND or otherwise), etc.
What evidence is there that any other candidate would not listen to advisers who are specialized in various aspects of political decision making? What evidence is there that Yang *would* do that?
I get that Yang started out as a joke candidate, or to put it nicely, his campaign was centered around one idea - UBI. He's not the first to champion UBI (they are testing it out in Stockton, CA, I believe - maybe another city in CA), but perhaps the first to seriously advocate for it in a Presidential race. But here's a major concern for me - when has Yang showed the ability to get things done like this in the past? Even Tom Steyer, who has no public office experience, has a decade or so of at least investing in and advocating for liberal/progressive causes. What was Yang doing prior to 2017? In his resume, what give you the confidence he'll actually be true to his word, be able to implement UBI, or lead the country well?
https://twitter.com/wideofthepost/status/1212074000584564737Yang says he's for "the spirit of" virtually every progressive policy being proposed this election cycle, but then comes up with some weird or vague reasoning why it wouldn't be realistic or isn't good, and then pivots to say, "just pass UBI instead." He's not a serious candidate because we actually have to take and fight big pharma to try and solve outrageous medical costs that cause bankruptcies for so many, we're going to have to take on the fossil fuel industry and have government intervention if we want to enact substantial measures on climate, etc. etc. Consistently saying, "I like this, but my UBI plan is better" makes you a joke candidate. Does he have any other solutions for anything besides "Pass UBI?" Maybe some serious policy experts will actually research if UBI is really a magic unicorn, capable of solving virtually every problem the country faces. But because there hasn't been that research - at least not to the extent where there is overwhelming buy-in from economists, environmentalists, etc. - it has been a very easy crutch for Yang to use, because it's been neither proven nor disproven to do what he claims it would do.