CHICAGO — Of all the many Democrats running for president, Andrew Yang is having the most fun.
— Of all the many Democrats running for president, Andrew Yang is having the most fun.
He has crowd-surfed, skateboarded and made memorable quips at nationally televised debates. At a new office opening in New Hampshire, he sprayed whipped cream from an aerosol can into the mouths of hyped-up supporters. Later this month in Las Vegas, he’ll raise money for his campaign at a high-roller poker tournament featuring World Series of Poker champions.
“You can tell if someone’s like gritting their teeth or if they’re genuinely happy to be there and want to talk to you,” Yang said between events at two Chicago universities this past week, including a rally that drew about 1,500 people. The state chairman’s guidance, he said, has “made it easier for me to lean into just how I would naturally be as a person.”
But what started out as overwhelmingly online fan base of predominantly male techie types has broadened its appeal. After initially self-funding, Yang raised $10 million in the third quarter. That’s more than most rivals, and he said that “we are going to beat that by a mile” in the final three months of this year.
“A lot of people aren’t trusting the mainstream political candidates and pundits on TV. Yang is kind of like a breath of fresh air,” said Ethan Daniels, 23, who supported Sanders in 2016 but voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson in the general election. “I think that’s the reason why Trump won the election because a lot of people are kind of getting tired of the staleness of these politicians who come through, and then nothing in their life changes.
Yang’s parents are Taiwanese immigrants. He says he was a “nerdy Asian kid” who skipped a grade in school and was especially scrawny. He was called racial epithets and got in a lot of fights, “which I generally lost.”
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