Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of businessman Andrew Yang began when he announced his candidacy one day before the 2017 elections, on November 6, 2017.
| Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign | |
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| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries) |
| Candidate | Andrew Yang |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Status | Announced November 6, 2017 Suspended February 11, 2020 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| Slogan | "Humanity First" |
| Website | |
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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
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "What is UBI?". Andrew Yang for President. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ Seth McLaughlin. "Entrepreneur, Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang campaigns on universal basic income". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ Weatherhead, Timothy (2019-01-11). "Universal basic income is the solution to a worsening problem". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ↑ "Andrew Yang ends his campaign for presidency". USA Today. February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
