Andrew Yang: I started a Third Party. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Vote for One | Opinion [Video]

I started a third party. And I don’t think you should vote for one in the presidential race this November.

How can those two things be true? Let me explain.

Back in 2016, after Trump’s victory, I became deeply concerned that our economy was evolving in ways that would kick more and more Americans to the curb. I believed Trump won because we had automated away millions of manufacturing jobs in the Midwest. This would get much worse when Artificial Intelligence arrived and eliminated many other jobs. We were going through the greatest economic transition in the history of the world and were not meaningfully responding. I ran for President in 2020 as a Democrat to make the case for Universal Basic Income and a human-centered economy. We participated in seven presidential primary debates and raised money from over 400,000 grassroots donors, mainstreaming UBI and leading to cash relief being …