Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign

Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign
Campaign2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries)
CandidateAndrew Yang
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusAnnounced November 6, 2017
Suspended February 11, 2020
HeadquartersNew York, NY
Slogan"Humanity First"
Website
www.yang2020.com

The 2020 presidential campaign of businessman Andrew Yang began when he announced his candidacy one day before the 2017 elections, on November 6, 2017.

People thought Yang had no chance of winning, because his campaign was so unusual.[1] Yang was the first Asian-American man to run for president as a Democrat. If he was elected, he would have become the first Asian-American to become president.

He would have also been the third-youngest president on inauguration day at age 46 after Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy.

Yang wanted a universal basic income of $1000 per month for all adult citizens to make up for the lowering number of low-wage jobs due to automation.[2][3][4]

On February 11, 2020, Yang announced that he would end his campaign after losing the New Hampshire primaries.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Garrova, Robert (January 7, 2019). "N.H. Family To Receive $1,000 A Month From Presidential Candidate Running On Universal Basic Income". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "What is UBI?". Andrew Yang for President. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  3. ↑ Seth McLaughlin. "Entrepreneur, Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang campaigns on universal basic income". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  4. ↑ Weatherhead, Timothy (2019-01-11). "Universal basic income is the solution to a worsening problem". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Yang ends his campaign for presidency". USA Today. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.