*The Yang Gang is waking up to some disappointing news this morning… Andrew Yang announced Tuesday night that he’s decided to drop out of the Democratic presidential race.
His announcement came just as the results for the New Hampshire primary began to roll in, per ABC News.Â
A short time after the polls closed, Yang spoke to his supporters.
“While there is great work left to be done — you know I am the MATH guy — it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race. I am not someone who wants to accept donations and support in a race that we will not win,” he said. “And so tonight, I am announcing I am suspending my campaign for president.”
Hear him tell it via the YouTube video below.Â
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Democratic candidate Andrew Yang has ended his bid for the presidency:
“Endings are hard,” Yang told supporters in New Hampshire, but this is not an ending. This is a beginning. This is just the starting line.” https://t.co/Ti1HJgUGh9 pic.twitter.com/qHofypL01E
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2020
The entrepreneur was most well-known for the “Freedom Dividend,” his plans of a universal basic income to give Americans $1,000 a month if elected. His campaign was supported by celebrities such as Dave Chappelle and Donald Glover, who served as creative consultant for the Yang campaign.Â
Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” never caught on among his fellow Democratic candidates.Â
“Universal Basic Income is obviously the flagship proposal of my campaign,” he said at an event in New Hampshire. “There are many other things I’m very passionate about, but universal basic income is the single most powerful and effective thing we can do to improve our way of life very very quickly.
An hour ahead of his announcement, Yang tweeted his appreciation for his supporters.
“My goal when I first started running was to solve the problems that got Donald Trump elected,” he said Tuesday night in New Hampshire. “In order to do that, I will support whoever is the Democratic nominee.”
Yang also said he was open to running again in 2024.
“The problems aren’t likely to go away and as long as the problems are still there, I’d like to help solve them,” he said. “So certainly I’m very open to running again if that’s the best way to serve.”
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