#AlohaGang

About

#AlohaGang is a nickname and hashtag referring to supporters of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. A play off Andrew Yang supporters nickname Yang Gang, Gabbard supporters reference her Hawaiian roots. Although the hashtag was created in August 2019, the hashtag didn't start trending on Twitter until February 2020, when Andrew Yang dropped out of the Presidential race.

Origin

On August 1st, 2019, Twitter user @JackPosobiec^[1] asked "Is there a Tulsi equivalent to #OrbGang? #SurfGang?" to which Twitter user @CynthiaSchnepp replied "#AlohaGang" (shown below).

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On October 15th, 2019, Twitter user @Yang2020_GBR^[2] tweeted a picture of Yang and Gabbard edited into a Captain America poster with the caption, "Yes!!! Here we go!! #AssertiveAloha #YangGang #AlohaGang" (shown below, left). The two candidates were often associated with one another due to their similar platforms. On February 12, 2020, Andrew Yang dropped out of the presidential race and soon Yang supporters on Twitter began voicing their support for Gabbard. Twitter user @J212_87^[3] posted a distracted boyfriend meme about Yang supporters moving on to Gabbard (shown below, right).

On February 13th, Twitter user @WhattheFhappen2^[4] posted a screenshot of #AlohaGang trending (shown below, left). That day, Twitter user @BlackSkyrim^[5] tweeted, "#YangGang now that I've had a day to reflect on my anger and depression from last night, I have decided to campaign for the #AlohaGang. Like me, a lot of you are independents and first time voters. @TulsiGabbard is someone I think we can all really trust with our future" (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 330 likes in a day.

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