14,000 DONORS. California entrepreneur Andrew Yang doesn’t have the level of name recognition of, say, a Bernie Sanders.While Sanders raised $6 million in one day after announcing his candidacy, Yang has been doing quite well after launching a fundraising and grassroots initiative following the Democratic National Committee’s announcement of its prerequisites for its presidential primary debates.Those requirements include receiving at least 1 percent support in three national polls and the support of 65,000 donors, with at least 200 donors per state in 20 states.Yang’s campaign said Wednesday that since launching the initiative a week ago, it has raised $250,000, including 200 donations from more than 20 states, “and we've received 1 percent support in a national poll,” said Matt Shinners, campaign chief of staff.“And we've had over 14,000 donations come in in the past week alone.”The campaign says it also has more than 80 local “Yang Gang” chapters in 35 states.Yang’s call for a “Freedom Dividend,” providing all Americans who are at least 18 years old, with $1,000 monthly, has received media attention in New Hampshire and nationally.He also supports “Medicare for all,” as well as “Human-Centered Capitalism,” which, he says would change “the focus of our economic measurement from Gross Domestic Product to numbers that reflect the well-being of the average American.

14,000 DONORS. California entrepreneur Andrew Yang doesn’t have the level of name recognition of, say, a Bernie Sanders.

While Sanders raised $6 million in one day after announcing his candidacy, Yang has been doing quite well after launching a fundraising and grassroots initiative following the Democratic National Committee’s announcement of its prerequisites for its presidential primary debates.


Those requirements include receiving at least 1 percent support in three national polls and the support of 65,000 donors, with at least 200 donors per state in 20 states.

Yang’s campaign said Wednesday that since launching the initiative a week ago, it has raised $250,000, including 200 donations from more than 20 states, “and we've received 1 percent support in a national poll,” said Matt Shinners, campaign chief of staff.

“And we've had over 14,000 donations come in in the past week alone.”

The campaign says it also has more than 80 local “Yang Gang” chapters in 35 states.

Yang’s call for a “Freedom Dividend,” providing all Americans who are at least 18 years old, with $1,000 monthly, has received media attention in New Hampshire and nationally.

He also supports “Medicare for all,” as well as “Human-Centered Capitalism,” which, he says would change “the focus of our economic measurement from Gross Domestic Product to numbers that reflect the well-being of the average American.