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Democrat Andrew Yang is Suspending his 2020 Bid for President

Associated Press

   Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his
   presidential campaign by talking about his love of math and championing
   a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,000
   per month, suspended his 2020 bid on Tuesday.

   "I am the math guy, and it is clear to me from the numbers that we are
   not going to win this race," Yang said in front of a crowd of
   supporters as votes in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary were
   being counted.

   "This is not an easy decision, or something I made lightly with the
   team. Endings are hard and I've always had the intention to stay in the
   race until the very end," he added. " But I have been persuaded that
   the message of this campaign will not be strengthened by my staying in
   the race any longer."

   The 45-year-old was one of the breakout stars of the Democratic primary
   race, building a following that started largely online but expanded to
   give him enough donors and polling numbers to qualify for the first six
   debates. Yang announced his departure from the race shortly before
   Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet did Tuesday night, bringing the Democratic
   field to single digits.

   He outlasted senators and governors, and after initially self-funding
   his campaign, he raised more money than most of his rivals, bringing in
   over $16 million in the final quarter of last year. It was a bigger
   haul than all but the top four candidates: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders,
   former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President
   Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

   "We went from a mailing list that started with just my Gmail contact
   list to receiving donations from over 400,000 people around the country
   and millions more who supported this campaign," Yang said before
   pledging to support whoever becomes the Democratic nominee.

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