Редактирование: Andrew Yang (раздел)

== 2020 presidential campaign ==
On November 6, 2017, Yang filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for President of the United States.<ref>[http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/624/201711069086611624/201711069086611624.pdf STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY]</ref> Yang is the first Asian American man to run for President of the United States as a Democrat and if elected, he would be the first Asian American President of the United States. In a press release on April 19, 2018, Andrew Yang announced that he would be personally giving one resident of New Hampshire $1,000/month in 2019 to show the effectiveness of his policy, the Freedom Dividend.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/20/andrew-yang-to-give-away-cash-show-benefit-of-universal-basic-income.html This presidential hopeful will give away $1,000 a month to demonstrate the benefits of cash handouts] ''CNBC''.</ref> He also announced he will be doing the same thing in Iowa in 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA/status/1034102973159432195 Andrew Yang on Twitter]</ref> 

In December 2018, Andrew Yang was included in the first polling by CNN of caucus voters in Iowa. 5% of respondents viewed him favorably, 12% viewed him unfavorably and 83% were not sure who he was. 28% of respondents said they could see supporting him. 0% of respondents named him as their first-choice while 1% as their second-choice candidate for the Democratic nomination.<ref>[http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/12/15/rel1iademocrats.pdf CNN/DES MOINES REGISTER/MEDIACOM IOWA POLL] (pdf)</ref>

=== Policies===
Yang's platform is based around three policies: [[UBI]], Medicare for All, and Human-Centered Capitalism. 77 policies are listed on the campaign site.<ref>[https://www.yang2020.com/policies/ Our Policies - Andrew Yang for President]</ref> Yang's UBI plan consists of a $1,000/month "Freedom Dividend" to all U.S. citizens over the age of 18, and other responses to predictions of mass unemployment from technological automation.<ref>[https://futurism.com/2020-presidential-candidate-ubi/ Meet the long-shot 2020 presidential candidate who might make UBI a reality] ''[[Futurism]]'' 2018-02-13</ref> 

In a ''New York Times'' article featuring his 2020 Presidential campaign, he is noted as proposing various new policies such as a department focused on regulating the addictive nature of media, a White House Psychologist, making tax day a national holiday, and, to stem corruption, increasing the salaries of federal regulators but limiting their private work after they leave public service.<ref name="NYT">[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/technology/his-2020-campaign-message-the-robots-are-coming.html His 2020 Campaign Message: The Robots Are Coming]. ''The New York Times''.</ref>