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Former Presidential and New York City Mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, has announced that he left the Democratic Party and registered as an Independent.
“I changed my voting registration from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Independent’ today. It was a strangely emotional experience,” he wrote.
Yang announced the news on his blog Monday in a post titled “Breaking Up With The Democratic Party.”
“I changed my voting registration from ‘Democrat’ to ‘Independent’ today. It was a strangely emotional experience,” he wrote.
Yang admitted he always felt there was “an odd fit” between himself and the Democratic party.
“I’m not very ideological. I’m practical. Making partisan arguments – particularly expressing what I often see as performative sentiment – is sometimes uncomfortable for me,” he stated.
“Again, I have at this point dozens of friends and confidantes who are entrenched in the Democratic Party. I’ve been a Democrat my entire adult life,” he wrote. “And yet, I’m confident that no longer being a Democrat is the right thing.”
Several users on Twitter pointed out the coincidence of Yang making the announcement the day before his book, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy,” is expected to be released.
Last month, Yang also announced that he was starting a third political party reportedly with that same name as his book: The Forward Party.
