The Iowa caucuses are just around the corner, and two more presidential candidates will be in town this week to woo the last vestiges of undecided Democratic voters.
Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer have campaigned in Burlington before. Yang, who was just in Burlington last Friday for a campaign rally, will be making his third trip to Burlington within the past month.
Yang is up first, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (door opening time) at the Barn on Ridge, 14133 Irish Ridge Road.
Then comes Steyer, who will speak at 8 a.m. Thursday (door opening time) at The Beancounter Coffee House, 212 Jefferson St. in downtown Burlington.
RSVPs are encouraged, but not required, at both events.
Yang is best known for proposing what he calls a Freedom Dividend — a universal basic income in the form of $1,000 monthly for every American adult. He believes the policy is the correct response to the loss of jobs associated with increased automation.
Yang’s platform also calls for "Medicare for All" and "Human-Centered Capitalism." He has clarified that his version of Medicare for All allows private insurance to remain an option.
Steyer is a 62-year-old billionaire from San Francisco who has funded Need to Impeach and NextGen America.
Steyer has focused much of his campaign on addressing climate change and breaking corporate influence. He also has called for term limits in Congress, decriminalizing illegal border crossings and expanding the U.S. Supreme Court.