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2020-02-07 Home Front: Politix

Yang fires dozens of staffers after Iowa debacle

[Politico] The Yang campaign insists it had planned to reduce the size of his organization after Iowa. The official wouldn’t specify the number of people who were fired, but the fired staffers said it was in the dozens. According to FEC reports released last week, the Yang campaign had more than 230 people on staff.

"As part of our original plans following the Iowa caucuses, we are winding down our Iowa operations and restructuring to compete as the New Hampshire primary approaches," campaign manager Zach Graumann said in a statement to POLITICO. "These actions are a natural evolution of the campaign post-Iowa, same as other campaigns have undertaken, and Andrew Yang is going to keep fighting for the voices of the more than 400,000 supporters who have donated to the campaign and placed a stake in the future of our country."

The campaign also disputed that the national political and policy directors were "senior" staffers, despite their titles. Spokesman SY Lee said both directors did research and wrote first drafts because they "were not good enough" to have decision-making responsibilities.

"Titles mean different things in different organizations," Lee said.

Former campaign employees who were granted anonymity to speak candidly said many people expected staffing changes after New Hampshire, not Iowa.

One Yang staffer who was cut loose after his Iowa campaign was dumbfounded by the lack of communication.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-07 00:49|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 The theory that there will be six or seven candidates still contending in a brokered dem convention looks dubious at best.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-07 06:44|| 2020-02-07 06:44|| Front Page Top

#2 One Yang staffer who was cut loose after his Iowa campaign was dumbfounded by the lack of communication.

I'll do the communicating for them, bunky - "Here's your last check; now GTFO!"

Former campaign employees who were granted anonymity to speak candidly said many people expected staffing changes after New Hampshire, not Iowa.

In other words, they got canned this week instead of next week, and Yang's probably calling it quits after SC.

Posted by Raj 2020-02-07 08:12|| 2020-02-07 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Now they may have to get a real job. yeah right

Posted by Chris 2020-02-07 14:35|| 2020-02-07 14:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Ilyich, Buttboy, Mini Mike
... and BIG MIKE???

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 14:50|| 2020-02-07 14:50|| Front Page Top

#5 He's still going to give them a grand a month thou right?

Posted by bbrewer126 2020-02-07 20:08|| 2020-02-07 20:08|| Front Page Top

#6 There can be only one. And whoever he is, he’ll need trained staff... and who else will there be available other than the staff cast off by the losers of this particularly amusing race?

Posted by trailing wife 2020-02-07 20:10|| 2020-02-07 20:10|| Front Page Top

#7 I find it amazing that a minor <5% candidate can afford 230 paid staff. Way too much money in politics.

Posted by Clyde Whesing6325 2020-02-07 20:58|| 2020-02-07 20:58|| Front Page Top

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