Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang refused to mince words while criticizing the Democratic Party’s messaging ahead of the 2020 election.
Speaking with the Washington Post on Wednesday, Yang accused the Democratic Party of failing to provide a unifying message and said that it could cost the party the election.
“Democrats have this tendency to have a message out there, and then, if you don’t like the message, it’s like, ‘Well, it’s your fault,'” Yang said. “There’s this patronizing element to a lot of what we say and do, and it’s hurting us, and it’s wrong, unproductive. It’s a great way to not win.”
Yang also took issue with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s short appearance during the Tuesday night segment of the Democratic National Convention.
“She was asked to nominate Bernie, which I thought she did very effectively, but I thought that was a misuse of AOC,” Yang said. “She is one of the people who can cut through this medium and deliver a message very powerfully, so I feel like the DNC just missed one on that.”
Yang, whose major pitch while running for president was a Universal Basic Income program that would pay adults $1,000 a month, said he thinks 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden should incentive a cash-relief program to help people through the coronavirus pandemic.
.@AndrewYang on what he thinks Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ message on the economy should be. “I think they should lean into cash relief..that to me is a no-brainer.” https://t.co/BhGjBGiuXb pic.twitter.com/mYQhzpFHgl
— Washington Post Live (@postlive) August 19, 2020
