'Our message is hitting home, Erin. Americans realize we need to think bigger about solutions. We're in the greatest economic transformation in our country's history.' Andrew Yang explains his fundraising surge, which includes $10M in the third quarter.
Yang's fundraising, powered by a devout grassroots donor base known as the Yang Gang, has turned the once longshot candidate into a fixture on the debate stage who is now polling better than most of his Democratic competitors.Yang's haul is substantially lower than the $25 million that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised or the $19 million South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced on Tuesday. But it does land Yang close to the $11.6 million that California Sen.
According to Randy Jones, Yang's spokesman, the campaign has hired 70 new staff members over the last three months, bringing the total number of Yang staffers to 97.Yang, who officially launched his presidential bid in 2017, was an afterthought in the Democratic field until recently, largely dismissed by his Democratic opponents and party operatives.
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