Businessman Andrew Yang ends eclectic presidential bid


  • World
  • Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang listens to questions during a campaign event in Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S., February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) - Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur whose unlikely White House bid evolved into a serious campaign thanks to grassroots enthusiasm, pulled out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday after New Hampshire delivered him a second straight poor showing.

Yang, 45, who ran for president despite having no political background, surprised many observers by qualifying for debates and remaining in the contest longer than some veteran politicians.

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