In Iowa, Andrew Yang doesn’t take himself too seriously, and that’s a good thing

Published February 4, 2020 12:10am ET



Andrew Yang has been widely praised as the most relatable Democratic candidate in the primary field, and for good reason. He’s a policy wonk, yet down-to-earth; modest, yet ambitious. And, above all, Yang knows how to laugh at himself.

Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Iowa ahead of Monday’s primary caucuses, Yang joked that caucusgoers should knock those who don’t support him unconscious, “drag them over to the Andrew Yang” corner, then “prop them up and make them seem like they’re conscious.”

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