Andrew Yang drops off petition signatures to get on New York mayoral ballot
- Coming off a series of polls that place him as the front-runner, Yang took a shot at unnamed rivals, saying they ‘paid someone’
- The candidate celebrated the efforts of his campaign volunteers by singing ‘How many signatures could you get in a year?’ to the tune of the hit song from Rent
The “Yang Gang” descended on the New York City Board of Election office on Tuesday, cheering on their hero as he dropped off signatures to get on the mayoral primary ballot.
“We did it through volunteer energy and passion and dedication,” Andrew Yang told supporters as he showed off about 9,400 petition signatures outside the BOE office in lower Manhattan. “I am so proud of the fact that we got it done through all of you, through the passion of volunteers on this campaign!”
Coming off a series of polls that place him as the front-runner, Yang also took a shot at rivals in the packed Democratic primary, set for June 22.
“As far as we can tell, the other campaigns did not have this kind of energy. So you know what they did? They paid someone,” he said, though he did not name names.
The candidate at one point burst out in song, crooning, “How many signatures could you get in a year?” to the tune of Seasons of Love from the musical Rent.