Andrew Yang quits Democratic Party, calls it 'the right thing' to do
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Yang announced his departure from the blue party to become an independent in a blog post published Monday on his website and described doing so as a “strangely emotional experience.”
The former Democrat recalled registering with the party at 20 years old in 1995, amid then-President Clinton's push for reelection over former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan.
"Throughout my twenties I remained a staunch Democrat, though like many others I was drawn primarily to national races," Yang wrote. "I co-hosted a small fundraiser for John Kerry’s campaign at a bar when I was 29 – I think we raised maybe $3,000. I thrilled to Barack Obama’s victory in 2008 and, to a lesser extent, his re-election in 2012."
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