As Twitchy reported Wednesday, Andrew Yang’s campaign manager got the hype train rolling by telling The Daily Beast’s Sam Stein that Yang would be doing “something no presidential candidate has ever done before in history” and leaving it at that.
Yang, who is destined to fade fast in what everyone is anticipating will be a three-hour fight between Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, is now giving us a countdown until #YangsDebateSurprise, which sounds a little like a menu item.
What could #YangsDebateSurprise be? You'll have to wait and see! #DemDebate #TonightAt8 #YangGang pic.twitter.com/Z3n3PjfLBZ
— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) September 12, 2019
This really had better be good.
You don't need to wait until tonight for #YangsDebateSurprise . Calling it now. @AndrewYang pic.twitter.com/AEqgvWf9uJ
— Jonathan D. Chang (@jdschang) September 12, 2019
He's going to take it to the next level.
First debate: no tie
Second debate: no tie, no undershirt (probably)
Third debate: no shirt— ????? ? ????? (@TylerNCreed) September 12, 2019
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Please don't strip… pic.twitter.com/EQiMwr2Ani— FHS Badger (@FHSBadger) September 12, 2019
Going to come out in a burqa?
— Joey America (@JoeyNoCollusion) September 12, 2019
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He's pulling up with a MAGA hat
— ???? ?? (@JohnsJournal_) September 12, 2019
You dropping out to endorse tulsi?
— Starrchild (@hexen220) September 12, 2019
— Yang Gang 2020 (@2020_YangGang) September 12, 2019
— StormKaos (@StormKaos) September 12, 2019
point to everyone in the audience and say..
and you get $1000/mth
and you get $1000/mth
and you.. pic.twitter.com/eHxGMJIVUp— Simon Jester (@KL2YM) September 12, 2019
Audience members look under your seat!
You’re getting $1000! You’re getting $1000!
Thanks Oprah Yang for giving me my own $$$ back.— TeaStainedTusks (@LeftyLemn) September 12, 2019
Turning on your mic and giving you some screen time would be a nice start.
— Woke E. McWokeface (@MuttNJeff4) September 12, 2019
Hologram would be totally cool pic.twitter.com/zRdsQOlAp1
— Permanent Future (@TheEternal_now) September 12, 2019
I didn’t think it was possible to cheapen these “debates” more than they already are but I stand corrected
— Full_on_Cynic (@Full_On_Cynic) September 12, 2019
Please be smart. Please be smart. Please don’t do anything dumb. Call me if you need a ride. I won’t be mad, you won’t be in trouble. Make good choices!
— Russ Toll (@TollRussell) September 12, 2019
Exactly…?
— Big_Mikes_Photoshop_Class (@Mikes_Photoshop) September 12, 2019
He’s gonna ask everyone else to drop out and give them reasons why ??
— George B (@George20575896) September 12, 2019
I AM SO NERVOUS OMG PLEASE Dont blow it with something too gimmicky!
— Nick (@Nixxed) September 12, 2019
Ok Andrew – i like you.. but this is getting VERY Reality TV border line Trumpish.. let's ease up a bit.. Im just saying.. no one is going to take you seriously..
— Boombastic (@Msb00mbastick) September 12, 2019
Ok Calm down. I think the rising popularity is getting into Andrew's head. I hope he doesn't mess it up.
— Paul Xu (@PaulXu73874969) September 12, 2019
I don't think so. He's just playing into the media's game now, to prove a point.
He's learning how to win an election, and exposing how the system can be easily exploited
— Bazinga Boy (@UltimateSoyBoy) September 12, 2019
You ain't wrong
— Jason Metz (@MKTGInfluencers) September 12, 2019
Great strategic promotion. Trump was also great at communicating in ways to earn free media coverage. Yang showing he knows how to play the game.
— Pete Koprince (@CUNE_Comm) September 12, 2019
Elon musk announced as VP
— Andrew Yang Stan Account (@AndrewYangStan1) September 12, 2019
Has a robot do his entire performance to show the threat of automation.
— Generic Yang Stan Account (@DailyYangPolicy) September 12, 2019
No tie, no pants.
— iT's music #ArtistsForAndrewYang (@ItsTheBandCLE) September 12, 2019
— Jessica Wales ??? (@GirlofBirkenau) September 12, 2019
Serious pressure to match that hype!
— Brad Nickel (@b05crypto) September 12, 2019
— Sage48 (@Sage481) September 12, 2019
You vs Ted Cruz 1v1
— Tulsi Gabbard (Aloha) (@ParodyYang) September 12, 2019
Yang would dunk on him on the 8 foot rims
— Colin McDonald (@colinm4c) September 12, 2019
gold chain AND crowd surf?
— #Tank4Tua ??? (@FromRagsToCoins) September 12, 2019
PowerPoint!!
— jason 5499 (@YBCustoms) September 12, 2019
yessssss!!!!!!!!!!
— K4Y (@_K_4_Y) September 12, 2019
Are you going to report the #ThursdayNightFootball scores?
— glkpr (@gg72727) September 12, 2019
Only another hour until we see #YangsDebateSurprise! And then the moderators ignore him completely for the next three hours.
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Update:
If this spoiler is correct, Yang’s debate surprise is really cheesy:
Earlier this week, Yang's campaign promised he’ll do something that’s never been seen before at the debate.
Tonight, the answer: Yang will announce a contest where 10 people will get his proposed Freedom Dividend of $1K a month for one year, according to a senior adviser.
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) September 12, 2019
An online raffle?
NEW: Andrew Yang to announce $120,000 giveaway in his opening statement tonight. 10 families will be randomly selected to receive $1,000/mo as part of a pilot program for Yang’s UBI plan. Ppl will be able to enter the online raffle starting tn for a week https://t.co/igms7GEIzb
— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) September 12, 2019
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Andrew Yang’s campaign promises he’ll do something unprecedented at tomorrow’s Dem debate (PLACE YOUR BETS!) https://t.co/ANcSrti9mZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 11, 2019