The layoffs extended throughout his organization.
Andrew Yang’s campaign fired dozens of staffers this week after an abysmal finish in the Iowa caucuses, according to four former staffers who were let go.
“As part of our original plans following the Iowa caucuses, we are winding down our Iowa operations and restructuring to compete as the New Hampshire primary approaches,” campaign manager Zach Graumann said in a statement to POLITICO.
“I was twiddling my thumbs” after the caucuses, the person said. “I hadn't been given my next assignment in HQ and I asked my boss once, and he kind of laughed and was like, ‘Don't worry about it.’” “I really don't want to paint this situation over him or the campaign in any negative way. I, wholistically had a fantastic experience,” a third ex-staffer said. “Andrew, taking it this far and continuing as far as he can, is incredibly inspiring to me.”
Candidates are rarely intimately involved in day-to-day management, relying on senior staff to run the operation. The problem, according to several departed staffers, is that Ryan was also hands-off, leading to frustration among the rank-and-file about a lack of direction.
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