yang seemed to have a better grasp of the situation, but he seemed to think it was a secondary issue, and was constantly trying to either change the topic or relate it to something else. this is frustrating. at the end of the day, he might support some incentivizing measures, but i wouldn't expect him to support much of anything that would be in any way inconvenient to the investor class - and he's not going to be at all interested in the kind of major state-led initiatives and investments that are required to actually solve the problem, at this stage. so, despite having a better grasp of the severity of the issue, he had a far worse grasp on the steps necessary to address it, and seemed to perceive it as less important than talking to people about their wallets.

put together, he sounds like what they used to call a "moderate" republican. and, i would plead with him: everybody would be better off if these ideas were floated in that party, instead.

he's the kind of potential legislator i'd like to see a democratic minority compromise with, not the kind of potential legislator i'd want to actively vote for.