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He would have also been the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|third-youngest president]] on inauguration day at age 46 after [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
He would have also been the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|third-youngest president]] on inauguration day at age 46 after [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
Yang wanted a [[Basic income|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/|title=What is UBI?|website=Andrew Yang for President|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-14|archive-date=2019-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116060438/https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/entrepreneur-democratic-hopeful-andrew-yang-campai/|title=Entrepreneur, Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang campaigns on universal basic income|last=http://www.washingtontimes.com|first=The Washington Times|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/424766-universal-basic-income-is-the-solution-to-a-worsening-problem|title=Universal basic income is the solution to a worsening problem|last=Weatherhead|first=Timothy|date=2019-01-11|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref>
Yang wanted a [[Basic income|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/|title=What is UBI?|website=Andrew Yang for President|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-14|archive-date=2019-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116060438/https://www.yang2020.com/what-is-ubi/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Seth McLaughlin|title=Entrepreneur, Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang campaigns on universal basic income|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/entrepreneur-democratic-hopeful-andrew-yang-campai/|access-date=2019-01-14|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/424766-universal-basic-income-is-the-solution-to-a-worsening-problem|title=Universal basic income is the solution to a worsening problem|last=Weatherhead|first=Timothy|date=2019-01-11|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref>
On February 11, 2020, Yang announced that he would end his campaign after losing the [[New Hampshire]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/11/andrew-yang-ends-his-campaign-presidency/2011104001/|title=Andrew Yang ends his campaign for presidency|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref>
On February 11, 2020, Yang announced that he would end his campaign after losing the [[New Hampshire]] primaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/02/11/andrew-yang-ends-his-campaign-presidency/2011104001/|title=Andrew Yang ends his campaign for presidency|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
== Andrew Yang 2020 Presidential Campaign Media ==
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File:Andrew Yang (45793567155).jpg|Yang makes a speech in [[New Hampshire]] in January 2019. His book, ''[[The War on Normal People]]'', is displayed.
File:Andrew Yang (48571517517).jpg|Yang speaks with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in [[Clear Lake, Iowa]].
File:Andrew Yang Iowa Tour, January and February 2020.png|A map of rallies and other events in Iowa that Yang appeared in from January to February 2020{{Efn|Not including televised interviews}}
File:Andrew Yang (48626676502).jpg|Yang speaking with attendees at a fundraiser hosted by Iowa's Asian and Latino Coalition at Jasper Winery in Des Moines
File:Andrew Yang supporters (48540519142).jpg|Supporters of Yang's campaign were collectively known as the Yang Gang or #YangGang.
File:NH convention 20190907-2019-09-07 07.32.47 (48700924197).jpg|Yang supporters in New Hampshire
File:Youth Voice Presidential Forum (48782065811).jpg|Yang poses for a selfie with supporters in September 2019 at [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines)|Roosevelt High School]] in Des Moines
File:Math button blue.png|"MATH", which appears on Yang's hat and pin, is an [[acronym]] for "Make America Think Harder".
File:Andrew Yang 2020 (a).png|More than 160 policies are listed on Yang's campaign website.
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