Just as Bernie Sanders is no longer the sole progressive in the race like he was in 2016, he isn’t the only anti-establishment contender anymore, either
Andrew Yang snatched up Bernie Sanders’ 2016 ad firm last week, a coup for the long-shot presidential contender that raised eyebrows in political circles.The outsider entrepreneur who refuses to wear a tie at the Democratic debates is attracting some of the same people as the outsider senator who spurns brushing his hair for rallies.
“Bernie understands that the country is in crisis,” Zach Graumann, Yang’s campaign manager, told POLITICO. “There's a lot of similar urgency and messaging that comes with that.” The Sanders-Yang overlap underscores another factor in the Democratic primary: While pundits frequently opine on “moderate” and “progressive” lanes, there's also an “anti-establishment” lane in which Yang, Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Tulsi Gabbard, and Marianne Williamson are jockeying for support.
The contest for disaffected voters could be particularly fierce in New Hampshire, where independents can participate in the primaries. Exit polls showedin his first presidential bid, and expectations for him in New Hampshire are high after he defeated Hillary Clinton there by 22 percentage points in 2016. Yang has also sensed an opportunity in New Hampshire, visiting it five times in the past three months and more than 20 times total.
Sanders and Yang's dual fans could affect the race in Iowa, too, where caucus-goers who back a campaign that doesn't receive 15 percent of support at the site can switch to another candidate.
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