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former new york mayoral candidate andrew yang says he’s “breaking away from the democrat party” to become an independent in hopes of having “a bigger impact” on voters
- the unsuccessful presidential candidate announced he was leaving the party in Oct. 4, and that his decision to do so was ‘strangely emotional’
- ‘I’m sure quitting being a Democrat is the right thing to do,’ the 46-year-old politician said, after withdrawing from his bid to become new york mayor in June
- yang feels leaving the party is ‘the right thing to do’ for ‘ have a greater impact’ and a positive influence in the current political climate
- The leftist politician, who has a book to be published on Tuesday, said he has become disillusioned with the realities of campaigning as a bipartisan
- ‘my goal is to do everything I can to move our society forward,’ added the tech entrepreneur
by alex hammer for dailymail.com
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