The Andrew Yang Presidential Campaign thread

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@DSeid

My WAG is that awareness of the UBI concept is pretty flat since the first debate and that net unfavorability of it is also unchanged. His likable style has won some new supporters, but the idea that he means to promote has just been a lead balloon. Rightfully so mind you.

Krystal Ball tweet from 1/26/20:

@Krystal Ball from The Hill

This is actually crazy. @AndrewYang has moved the needle an insane amount on this.

From the latest Emerson poll, from 1/23-26/20 favorabilty of UBI is at 53%.

Emerson College Polling/@7News Iowa Poll:
Would you be supportive of a Universal Basic Income of $1000 a month?

53% yes
30% no
17% unsure

The majority of voters, 53%, support candidate Andrew Yang’s signature policy of Universal Basic Income of $1000 a month for all U.S. citizens over the age of 18. This contrasts to 30% who do not support the plan and 17% who are unsure. Those 18-29 years old are the most likely to support this policy, with 83% of support. A majority (61%) of those 30-49 years support UBI, while only 45% of those 50-64, and 32% of those 65 and older support the policy.

That’s up from 48% favorable/52% unfavorable in a Gallup poll in 2/18. Or up from 43% in a another Gallup poll comparing other countries in June 2019. Or up from 49% favorable/ 52% unfavorable in a The Hill/HarrisX poll in September 2019. In the video, they reported an increase from February 2019 which showed a 43% favorability with the same question.

Yang says that their internal polling shows UBI favorability at 61%.