The math just didn’t add up. Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images

Andrew Yang’s long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination is over. With New Hampshire’s results fast arriving on Tuesday night — and Yang’s support barely registering for the second straight contest — it was obvious to the candidate and his campaign that they’d reached the end of the line.

“I am the math guy and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race,” Yang told supporters on Tuesday night.

“I am not someone who wants to accept donations and support in a race that we will not win.”

Yang’s campaign manager, Zach Graumann, told PBS that “It was an honor and disappointment for [Yang] to be the only person of color on that debate stage and left in the race at a high level.”

“It’s not reflective of the entire country,” he added.

But the Yang Gang shouldn’t lose all hope, because their candidate wants to seek office again — potentially in New York City, as Edward-Issac Dovere reported Tuesday night at the Atlantic:

The end of Yang 2020 does not mean the end of Yang. At all. He’s already mapping out a future in which he continues to activate his devoted Yang Gang, envisioning big events in cities where his supporters are concentrated. He’s looking at another run for office. He’s not ruling out running for mayor of New York City next year, though that doesn’t seem to be where his heart is. He’d like to run for president again, but he’s definitely interested in something executive. He’s also ready to throw himself into the 2020 campaign through the fall, if the Democratic nominee asks, because he is a committed Democrat.

Several fellow Democratic candidates extolled Yang’s virtues after news of his exit from the primary broke:

Thank you @AndrewYang for running an issue-focused campaign and working to bring new voters into the political process. I look forward to working together to defeat the corruption and bigotry of Donald Trump. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 12, 2020

.@AndrewYang started out unknown, but went on to make a big impact with his campaign built on preparing for America’s future. Andrew, we’ll miss you and the #YangGang on the trail, but I can’t wait to work together to help prepare America for the challenges ahead. — Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 12, 2020

Andrew, I will miss you on the campaign trail. You’ve inspired so many new people to join politics. By thinking outside of the box, you will have a lasting mark in bringing new voters to the ballot box in 2020. And I’ve enjoyed hanging out with the #yanggang. — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) February 12, 2020