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Earlier this month, President Joe Biden reassured aides and allies that he intends to seek reelection in 2024 as concerns surrounding his viability as a candidate continue to fester inside Democratic circles. Biden told campaign donors at a virtual fundraiser in early November that he has no plans to forgo running for a second term, although he cautioned that he has “never been able to plan 3½, four years ahead, for certain.” Former Democratic National Committee chair and ex-governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell said that “what [Biden] is saying publicly is what he firmly believes. There’s no di...
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Andrew Yang, the former presidential and New York City mayoral candidate, announced on Monday that he is leaving the Democratic Party. Yang published an essay on his website, in which he described the two-party system as “stuck” and claimed he could be more “honest” about politics if he were not officially a Democrat. “I believe I can reach people who are outside the system more effectively,” he wrote. “I feel more… independent. Yang also proposed alternative election systems, such as open primaries and ranked-choice voting, calling these “key reforms.” Just last month, Yang announced plans to...
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Eric Adams is currently leading for the New York City mayoral race after Tuesday’s election, but the end is still far off under the city’s new ranked-choice voting system. Adams currently has 31% of the vote of the 85% counted. The retired police officer and current Borough President of Brooklyn has vowed to keep schools open year-round, provide childcare and STEM education over the summer. Adam wants to create a long-term remote school option, which he would fund “by levying a data tax on big tech companies that sell private data to advertisers and others.” Since no candidate won 50% of the v...
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Andrew Yang’s wife, Evelyn Yang, blasted the New York Daily News for its cartoon depicting the mayoral candidate as a tourist, calling the image a “racist disfiguration.” The cartoon, created by Bill Bramhall, shows Yang emerging from the Times Square subway stop, with a tourist shop owner remarking: “the tourists are back!” Yang’s wife issued the following statement on Twitter Monday evening: “I can’t believe my eyes. To publish this racist disfiguration of @AndrewYang as a tourist, in NYC where I was born, where Andrew has lived for 25 years, where our boys were born, where 16% of us are Asi...
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Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced Friday that he is running for mayor of New York City in the upcoming November election. Yang, a political outsider, made headlines during his 2020 presidential bid for his progressive healthcare and income programs. Yang’s new campaign website details his long history with the city and explains that “I want to serve my community in this time of need and bring bold, innovative solutions to the table. I want to lead us forward as we rise above our current politics. I want to see every last New Yorker thrive in our City.” Yang...
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