Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race

[brooklynite]

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Source: Washington Post

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Andrew Yang, a Democratic businessman who campaigned on giving every adult American a monthly check for $1,000, will end his campaign for president after a disappointing showing in the New Hampshire primary.

“I am a numbers guy,” Yang said in an interview before addressing supporters at Manchester’s Puritan Backroom. “In most of these [upcoming] states, I’m not going to be at a threshold where I get delegates, which makes sticking around not necessarily helpful or productive in terms of furthering the goals of this campaign.”

Yang said he had not decided whether to endorse another candidate, though campaigns have reached out.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/andrew-yang-drops-out-of-presidential-race/2020/02/11/4fe2c97c-4c2c-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

[spooky3]

1. Thank you, Mr. Yang. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm sorry to see him go, but this is what happens.

There are still a lot of people running and one by one, they will all leave, and we will have our candidate.

I wish there were some other way to get our candidate, but there isn't.

Best of luck in your future endeavors, Andrew Yang.

[Skittles]

5. the problem here is

it's not the better ones remaining

[Baitball Blogger]

3. My husband said he did one thing that the other candidates failed to do.

He looked down five to ten years down the road to see how technology was going to change the job market.

I hope whoever wins this race will think of Yang because we need to keep up with technology.

[FakeNoose]

19. Yes Andrew Yang said some important things during his campaign

He got the spotlight and the attention to make some good points. I think that's all he could have hoped for, and maybe that's all he wanted. There are way too many candidates, and surely many of them are already thinking about when they'll bow out.

Thank you Mr. Yang!

[George II]

4. You show NY Times as the source but a link to Washington Post.

[subterranean]

6. I'm glad he was in the race.

He was basically the only candidate talking about the loss of jobs to AI and automation. I'm not sure his $1,000 a month UBI is the solution, but I believe this will be a much bigger issue by the 2028 election. Maybe Yang was ahead of his time.

[marble falls]

7. There's got to be Senator's chair somewhere for him.

[maxsolomon]

8. California?

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Sure, why not? DiFi's going sooner rather than l8r. She's 86. Can't see her running again in 2024.

I think Newsom wants to go directly to the White House in 2028 after he wraps up 2 terms as CA Gov. Or a Cabinet Position before that.

[TeamPooka]

9. Now that all the minority candidates are all gone, we can let the people of color vote now?

fucking joke

[Normanart]

10. Feeling sad

I hope there is a place for him in the Democratic administration.

[BigmanPigman]

14. Ditto!

[Politicub]

11. Yang is ahead of his time

It will be a few years until people will be receptive to UBI out of necessity.

I’m glad he was in the race. He raised important points that the other nominees were not addressing.

[Laelth]

12. He and his lovely wife will be missed.

Mercifully, I don't think that we have heard the last of Andrew Yang.



-Laelth

[olddad65]

13. He can still invest in the Dem party

[BigmanPigman]

15. He has a good sense of humor and very likable.

I love all the candidates and feel that they all have important skills and talents that could be utilized in the near future (cabinet, state govt, etc).

[IronLionZion]

16. I hope he has a bright future in our party

making policy in a Dem administration as an advisor of some sort. He has shows exactly the type of thought leadership we need more of.

[murielm99]

17. Thank you.

I agree.

[KG]

18. prolly the smartest guy in any room. in america that's not often appreciated.

[MarcA]

20. His grasp of reality and vision of the future spoke to issues

which are increasingly upon us and can't be ignored.

[Bayard]

21. I like him

He had some good ideas, and brought some much needed humor to debates.

I hope the Dem administration brings him in.