Andrew Yang drops out of Democratic nomination race
Andrew Yang, the former 45-year-old tech businessman whose presidential bid gained a loyal following on social media for being the only Democratic campaign supporting universal basic income, has withdrawn from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination due to disappointing numbers in the primaries. Yang promises his followers, popularly known as the Yang Gang, that this is not the end of the line for his political career.
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