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“The Andrew Yang Show”: Inside a Doomed Run for Mayor

Directed by Sara Joe Wolansky and Gareth Smit, a new documentary goes behind the scenes to observe how Yang’s outlook and temperament changed as he experienced the highs and lows of political fame.

Released on 12/01/2021

Transcript

2 00:00:07,489 --> 00:00:11,010 <v Volunteer>Go out and go vote, you have one hour left!</v>

Andrew Yang, running for mayor of New York City!

5 00:00:15,828 --> 00:00:18,291 It is your civic duty to go vote!

Andrew Yang, running for mayor of New York City!

8 00:00:22,776 --> 00:00:25,000 <v ->You all know I am a numbers guy</v>

and I am not going to be the next mayor

of New York City based upon the numbers

that have come in tonight.

[Crowd chanting]

<v ->I've never seen a candidate walk down the street</v>

and have that level of recognition.

He was just kind of seen as a celebrity.

<v ->The irony is that the votes he got</v>

were a result of politicking,

but the person Andrew Yang is, like, Oh, I hate politics.

I'm going to be the anti-political candidate.

<v ->You can be famous for being a candidate.</v>

That is kind of a hilarious, strange thing

that's sort of been enabled by the systems

we've set up to elect our leaders.

<v ->I don't know that he was measuring the drapes, so to speak,</v>

but he was thinking about how to run the city.

I doubt he ever thought he was going to be President.

I do think he thought he was going to be mayor.

I think that's very disappointing for him.

30 00:01:45,666 --> 00:01:48,416 [Yang singing]

♪ I feel it coming ♪

♪ I feel it coming, babe ♪

This coronavirus thing, man.

They got a second case in Chicago-freaking disaster.

In China, they're building a new hospital in six days-

like, freaking outbreak style.

<v Campaigner>Do we feel more worried</v>

about the coronavirus than we did about SARS?

<v ->This one seems somehow more serious. I'm not sure why.</v>

I don't know. We'll see.

<v Fan>Oh, shit.</v>

<v ->Andrew Yang is here! Yes!</v>

Look at that face. Such a handsome Asian man.

45 00:02:33,390 --> 00:02:35,820 <v Announcer>Ladies and gentlemen, without any further ado,</v>

I'd like to introduce you to my friend

and the next President of the United States,

Mr. Andrew Yang!

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->Great to be back on the debate stage.</v>

I'm so excited,

I wanna give every American $1,000 a month.

<v ->Here's this guy with this unique idea:</v>

universal basic income.

He's championing it, and he's kind of

bringing it into the national conversation.

<v ->People who have a lot of excitement about this idea</v>

really got into Yang as, like, their ambassador.

<v ->My friend said, He's going to be on a Joe Rogan podcast.</v>

And within the first minutes I was, like,

Holy fucking shit, man. This guy needs to be President.

I put my entire life and career on hold

so that I could volunteer full time.

<v Interviewer>Who's first?</v>

<v ->Humanity! [laughs]</v>

<v Crowd>Yang Gang! Yang Gang!</v>

Yang Gang! Yang Gang! Yang Gang!

<v ->Somehow he managed to break out. Stuck around.</v>

<v ->Thank you, guys. I love you. [laughs]</v>

<v ->He just didn't end up getting votes.</v>

[Crowd laughing]

But he made a national name for himself.

74 00:03:57,219 --> 00:03:59,802

<v ->There was a lot of talk of, like,</v>

Maybe he should get involved in city politics.

78 00:04:13,671 --> 00:04:15,387 Suddenly, he just said, O.K., I'm gonna do that.

♪ Yang for New York ♪

♪ Yang for New York ♪

♪ We gon' do the right thing for New York ♪

♪ Yang for New York ♪

♪ Yang for New York ♪

♪ Time to do the right thing ♪

<v ->I'm here with Andrew Yang.</v>

He's not running for President;

he's running for something else:

<v ->mayor of the greatest city in the world.</v>

<v ->He's running for mayor.</v>

<v ->Yang is really adept at exploiting</v>

the influencer-era celebrity.

♪ How many signatures ♪

♪ Could you get in a year ♪

<v ->He's leveraging his social-media following</v>

he garnered during the Presidential campaign.

Some mayoral candidates, they have, what,

less than 10,000 followers? How are you gonna compete?

99 00:04:59,884 --> 00:05:03,051

<v ->It was the Andrew Yang show.</v>

From the perspective of the average New Yorker,

that was the only candidate that was running.

[People chattering]

<v ->I'm going to vote for you.</v>

I shouldn't be in these clothes when I see you.

<v ->Oh, my God, I love Andrew Yang.</v>

<v ->Oh, I love you, too.</v>

How are you?

<v ->Good. Sorry, I'm a little starstruck.</v>

<v ->All right, who wants what?</v>

Saved! saved!

Is this, like, an Inception top?

You're all not real.

[Yang laughing]

[Crowd chanting]

<v ->He was really friendly,</v>

and he would do these big, like, Hello . . .

[Crowd cheering]

He was so exuberant, bouncy, and happy, and he laughed.

He was riding high because he was No. 1

for a long time in this ecosystem that's competitive

that he just parachuted into and dominated.

<v ->I love you so much. You're a breath of fresh air.</v>

<v ->You're not gonna find a lot of New Yorkers</v>

who feel it's cool to take a selfie

with someone running for mayor

or with the mayor of New York.

And I was shocked at the amount of people

trying to snap a picture with Andrew Yang.

<v ->[They] seem like good ideas.</v> They sound like good ideas. 131 00:06:32,033 --> 00:06:33,680 <v ->Well, I'm so glad you think so.</v>

<v ->My girlfriend met you at Saturday Night Live</v>

and she's always bragging about it.

<v ->Mr. Mayor.</v>

<v ->Working on it, sir.</v>

<v ->You're No. 1 in the polls.</v>

Maybe that's why Eric and everybody else

is taking shots at you.

<v ->You know, it has occurred to me.</v>

Thank you all very much. Thank you.

<v ->Anyone wanna play ball?</v>

Do you wanna play?

<v ->We gotta go.</v>

They got me tightly scheduled.

<v ->A tight schedule? Who's in charge?</v>

One shot?

<v ->I got a jacket on.</v>

<v ->Hold on, hold on, hold on.</v>

Have some fun, please.

[Crowd cheering]

That's what we talking about.

<v ->This basket's not easy.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->Get it right. Give it one more try.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

[All laughing]

<v ->Voting for mayor is a visceral vote.</v>

You're saying, Who's gonna run my school system?

Who's gonna make sure there's housing built?

Who's gonna make sure that when there's

a terrorist attack or something horrific or COVID,

who're we putting in charge of that?

You're inviting that person

into your living room for four years.

They're gonna almost be part of your life.

<v ->New York City stands for the world.</v>

It plays such an outsized role in culture

and the future of politics.

So many questions about the future of the country

and the way we kind of bounce back from COVID,

I think, will be answered in New York.

<v ->Being a mayor of the City of New York</v>

is the second most important and toughest job

in the country after President.

<v ->It's kind of got this dual level to it.</v>

Michael Bloomberg decided he was gonna ban smoking

from restaurants in New York City,

and it's 20 years later-

you can go a lot of places in the world

and not smoke in restaurants anymore.

It's a job that comes with a lot of built-in power.

<v Elizabeth>You know, it was a very dark time.</v>

<v ->People have gone through hell.</v>

And the first thing in their mind is,

I need to recover my city.

<v ->The other candidates were addressing the job of mayor</v>

as being this very serious job,

and we need-the words, like, crisis manager.

Andrew enters the race with his

sunny, optimistic personality

that fed into this larger perception of him

as sunny, optimistic cheerleader for the city.

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->It's eight top Democrats running to become</v>

the nominee of the Democratic party

and most likely the winner of the general election.

<v ->Hey, I'm Kathryn Garcia. I'm running for mayor.</v>

I'm Kathryn Garcia. I'm running for mayor.

It's very clear that I had lower name recognition

than some people who had national profiles.

Hi, I'm Kathryn Garcia. I'm running for mayor.

Are you voting June 22nd?

<v ->No.</v>

<v ->O.K., thank you.</v>

There's tremendous more coverage

of the men than there are of the women.

Less press for the women candidates,

less name recognition,

which means you don't do as well in the polls.

It's sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Am I middle?

<v Photographer>That's good.</v>

<v ->It is harder for women to just run on</v>

I'm gonna be a cheerleader.

Women do face the hurdle of ability

before you can really be thought of as a serious candidate.

Men don't seem to have to do that.

<v ->So, what do you have to say to Andrew Yang?</v>

<v ->Oh, Andrew, as I've said, is lovely.</v>

He just doesn't have any experience for this job.

<v ->Hello. You're following me.</v>

<v ->I am following you.</v>

<v ->How are you today, dear?</v>

<v ->This is my son Christopher.</v>

Your daddy really likes Kathryn.

<v ->You have more votes than her.</v>

<v ->Um, well, no one's voted yet, son.</v>

So, right now everyone's at zero.

[Yang laughing]

<v ->No, I don't believe that Andrew Yang</v>

is the one who represents a threat.

It's Eric Adams.

<v ->You must deal with gun violence and crime in our city-</v>

on the streets and in the subway system.

<v ->What's your thoughts on the rivalry with Eric Adams?</v>

<v ->He was here.</v>

He's, you know-he's another candidate. [Laughs]

<v Reporter>Thank you so much.</v>

<v ->Who's your candidate?</v>

<v ->Eric!</v>

<v ->Who's your candidate?</v>

<v ->Eric!</v>

<v Juan>Eric Adams is a former cop.</v>

He already has very deep ties to specific voting blocs.

<v ->There's a bright and shining hope found in your son Eric.</v>

In your son's name, we pray. Amen.

<v ->Amen. Amen, Amen.</v>

<v ->I am not a new friend. I'm an old friend.</v>

[Crowd chanting]

<v ->The No. 1 reason why we are talking about Eric Adams</v>

as a main rival is because New Yorkers don't feel

as safe in New York after the pandemic.

<v ->An elderly Asian woman walking the streets</v>

of Hell's Kitchen could easily have been my mother.

If I'm the next mayor,

I will take these hate crimes

with the seriousness that they merit.

<v ->May I ask you also just the responsibility</v>

or weight you might feel just as

one of the highest-profile Asian Americans

in city politics at this point?

<v ->It's the kind of thing where</v>

I think we should all feel a responsibility,

but certainly it hits close to home.

Thank you.

<v ->Take care. Take care of yourself.</v>

<v ->Thank you.</v>

<v ->Andrew Yang is, like me,</v>

a second-generation Asian American.

Our dads actually worked at the same company.

I went to middle school in upstate New York.

It's a mostly white area.

Racial epithets like, you know, Ching chong

and that kind of thing were kind of just part

of the soundtrack of my adolescence,

and I'm sure it's similar to Andrew Yang.

<v ->I remember when I first felt it,</v>

that extra glance, glare, animosity here in New York

and feeling like my Americanness

was being challenged at every turn.

Asian Americans are just as American as everyone else.

Asian Americans are just as human as everyone else.

They came with better hopes for themselves

and their families,

and to see their lives snuffed out. . . .

[Crowd yelling]

There were a number of reasons

I decided to run for President,

but I will confess to you all,

one of them was that I thought

what having an Asian American face

on that stage would mean to our community.

And I did this in part to demonstrate

that there are no limits to what Asian Americans

can do in this country.

That we can lead. We can dream.

<v ->There are people who are very steeped</v>

in the Asian American movement.

My sense is that, until probably relatively recently,

Andrew Yang wasn't one of those people

who thought really deeply about it.

In running for President,

he didn't run as a, quote, Asian American candidate, per se.

Does he have a responsibility to run

as an Asian American candidate

and be an ambassador or an avatar for Asian Americans?

I think he has no choice in the matter

because of the way he looks.

Maybe that's something that he's kind of

slowly learning in this moment.

<v ->Can you please be our next mayor?</v>

<v ->I'm working on it, brother.</v>

<v ->Thank you.</v>

<v ->I'm working on it.</v>

<v ->If Andrew Yang became mayor</v>

and really did great for New York City,

that would do more than any of these marches

and rallies and cries for help,

because it would change the perception

of how Asians are viewed.

You have an Asian man leading

not just a recovery but a thriving,

and reimagining of what New York City could be.

<v ->He is the most heard Asian American in the United States.</v>

And with that, he's a bit our A.O.C.

Andrew Yang gives us our audacity of hope.

<v ->It was an unprecedented moment to be an Asian American-</v>

this kind of outpouring of support

and sort of attention on this issue.

Honestly, I thought that was it.

He's gonna become the mayor of New York.

<v ->I had a question for you as well.</v>

Is there a way we could stop and talk, or . . . ?

<v ->We have to be somewhere.</v>

<v ->He has to be somewhere</v>

<v ->I think you should also know that</v>

in this moment of police violence

we do not want more police here.

[Crowd chanting]

<v Protester>Andrew Yang!</v>

Andrew Yang, do you support abolishing the police? Andrew Yang!

Pro-cop! Why are you running?

<v ->We do not want you here, and you are not welcome here.</v>

<v Protester 3>You are pro-cop. Get out of here.</v>

<v ->Boo! Shame on you, Andrew Yang.</v>

[Crowd yelling]

<v Crowd>Shame! Shame!</v>

<v ->Why are you supporting the terrorist attack of Israel?</v>

<v ->I disagree with that characterization.</v>

<v ->And you wanna be mayor of my city?</v>

You wanna be my mayor? Hell no!

<v ->Andrew Yang doesn't seem to know city government.</v>

<v Julia>Do you agree with the repeal of 50-a?</v>

<v ->The repeal of 50-a.</v>

<v Julia>Do you know what 50-a is?</v>

<v ->This is not the . . .</v>

It's not the mandatory interview of the . . .

[Speaking faintly]

<v ->. . . the disciplinary records.</v>

<v ->Many of his ideas are half-baked.</v>

<v ->One thing that I think would be extraordinarily helpful</v>

is to have specific shelters

for victims of domestic violence.

<v ->There are already a number of domestic-violence shelters.</v>

<v ->Why didn't he know, you know,</v>

the answers to a lot of these questions?

He's clearly intelligent enough and hardworking enough

to read up on these issues.

I would even suggest that it wouldn't have

taken him that long, either.

<v ->I'm wavering on my vote.</v>

You had me before I found out

that you fled during the pandemic.

You've never held elected office,

you never voted for a local election,

you left the city.

Why should they vote someone like you for mayor,

if you don't really know city government?

<v ->It hurts a little bit</v>

that Andrew Yang never participated in a local election.

Some people might think that the only reason

why he's running for mayor

is because he wasn't successful at becoming President.

<v ->He didn't really exhibit a great understanding</v>

of the nuances of New York City policy and politics.

That sort of morphed into a theme that he's not from here.

<v ->There's a Five Guys across the street.</v>

<v ->Though it's not very New York,</v>

so I suppose we shouldn't eat it.

<v ->Yeah, we'll wait.</v>

Shake Shack is a New York place.

<v ->What's your favorite subway station?</v>

<v ->It's my stop, so Times Square. I've been in-</v>

<v ->Your favorite subway station is Times Square?</v>

<v ->The New York Daily News defending this cartoon</v>

it published of New York City mayoral candidate

Andrew Yang, which Yang calls a racialized caricature.

<v ->And it was meant to depict Yang as an outsider,</v>

following a recent interview where he did say

his favorite train station is Times Square,

which is generally avoided by native New Yorkers.

<v ->They're calling Andrew, this Asian man, a tourist.</v>

<v ->I think, if he were not Asian,</v>

if he were basically anything else,

I don't think you'd hear some of the

He's not from here stuff.

<v ->Anytime someone implies that we are not New Yorkers,</v>

that we are not from here,

that we don't belong here,

that we should go back to where we came from,

it is exactly what it sounds like.

It's racism.

<v ->You're gonna tell Asian people that it's not racist?</v>

I've been fighting racists my entire motherfucking life.

It's complete caricature, plays on all these

Asian stereotypes and tropes.

<v ->Andrew's someone who's been here for 26 years.</v>

His family is here. He was here on 9/11.

He got married at City Hall.

His son was born-

Christopher was born- during Hurricane Sandy.

Who in the fuck is anyone to say that he's not a New Yorker?

[Subway car rattling]

[Crowd yelling]

<v ->In the last month, he really started</v>

to go negative on Eric Adams.

In one of the debates, he kind of went for the jugular.

<v ->Eric, we all know that you've been investigated</v>

for corruption everywhere you've gone.

City, state,

even Barack Obama's Department of Justice investigated you.

You've achieved the rare trifecta

of corruption investigations.

That's why so many people on this stage

don't want you to be mayor.

[Crowd yelling]

<v ->It was, like, a real gut punch.</v>

I was, like, this guy's not, you know,

he does not feel good about his chances.

You don't campaign that way when you think you're gonna win.

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->I'm fired up.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->You were known as the cheerleader-in-chief,</v>

and now you're going negative,

so what's that like-a negative cheerleader?

<v Woman>You're negative first!</v>

<v ->New Yorkers know that we need a change.</v>

They're very excited about this.

They're excited for a break

from the politics of the past that has not been working.

So I think that's a very positive message.

Would you all agree?

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->You saw a much more morose and angry person come forward.</v>

His attitude no longer fit his message.

<v ->The turning point in the race</v>

was the Times Square shooting.

Because it was at that point where the conversation

really shifted toward public safety.

Eric Adams has had a tremendous boost

because he's this former police officer,

and he took that as his platform very early on.

<v ->We shouldn't have to be lucky</v>

that our children are not shot

by a gangbanger,

or treated badly by a police officer.

I'm running for mayor because our city can't be about luck.

Our city must be about opportunities,

and we need a mayor . . .

472 00:23:15,783 --> 00:23:18,700

<v ->It starts with making sure that people</v>

are safe on the streets and the subways, and then the trash . . .

<v ->Andrew Yang tried to pivot</v>

from the city's reopening, the economy, and jobs

to an anti-crime message.

But you can't talk about gun violence and be like, Yes!

It just doesn't work.

<v ->I'm gonna do everything I can to help.</v>

<v ->I'm gonna do everything I can!</v>

[Group chattering]

<v ->Are you a real politician, or a full-of-shit politician?</v>

<v ->You know, I would actually say-</v>

<v ->Answer my question. Don't give me a story.</v>

I'm a marine, not a moron.

Are you following everybody's footsteps on what they say,

or you speak from your heart?

<v ->I speak from my heart.</v>

<v ->You sure?</v>

<v ->Yeah, totally.</v>

And I'm so proud to have the F.D.N.Y.-

uh, the U.F.A. endorsement of me just this week.

<v ->Why should I vote for you?</v>

<v Andrew>I'm gonna do everything I can to help-</v>

<v ->I don't need that.</v>

<v ->Now, y'all want us to vote for you,</v>

do something. Make it happen.

<v ->I'm gonna do something.</v>

<v ->O.K. I'm holding you to that.</v>

<v ->Thank you.</v>

<v ->Eric Adams's numbers were going up.</v>

Andrew Yang, his numbers started to fall.

I think he was really personally offended

that, in his view,

Eric Adams got a free pass

for some really questionable things

and he got raked over the coals for every mistake he made.

<v ->How does it feel?</v>

<v ->I feel great.</v>

<v ->Who did you vote for?</v>

<v ->You!</v>

<v ->Hey.</v>

<v ->For the first time,</v>

it was an election with ranked-choice voting.

<v ->Ranked-choice voting gives voters the opportunity</v>

to rank up to five of their preferred candidates.

<v ->So, with this system in place,</v>

the thinking among some candidates

is that you want to appeal to your opponent's voters,

hoping they'll rank you No. 2,

and if you outlast them in the round of elimination,

you'll get the benefit of their voters

if you're their No. 2.

<v ->Good morning, everyone.</v>

<v ->Kathryn, so good to see you.</v>

<v ->Nice to see you, too.</v>

<v ->Kathryn Garcia, who started this race a nobody-</v>

not in life, but in politics-

by the end, she was consistently in the top tier.

<v ->It's got Chinese, it's got me, it's got Kathryn.</v>

<v Crowd Member>Andrew Yang for mayor!</v>

<v ->This is Kathryn Garcia.</v>

<v ->It's hard to find the voters with all the reporters.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->At the point at which Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia</v>

campaigned together,

it did not appear, by all objective metrics,

that he had a shot at winning.

For him, it was a way to try to get her second-place votes,

but probably also to block Eric Adams, or hurt Eric Adams.

<v ->Do I have to hold his hand?</v>

544 00:26:57,388 --> 00:26:59,170 <v ->Where is the car? Where is the car?</v>

<v ->It's right over here.</v>

<v ->O.K., it's coming over.</v>

<v ->Here, come, I don't wanna lose you.</v>

<v ->That was the twist of the race.</v>

His kidney stone got national attention.

That's, like, a remarkable level of interest in a candidate.

Once that fell off

and he was just another person in the rat race,

and he needed a life raft,

turned to this kind of lifelong bureaucrat.

He was literally riding in a Garcia for Mayor van.

<v ->Let me be very clear. I'm not co-endorsing.</v>

We are campaigning together.

We are promoting ranked-choice voting.

<v ->I'm 100% comfortable letting my supporters know</v>

that they should have Kathryn on their ballot

because I just think it's the right thing to do

for the city.

<v ->Explain to us how this is fair.</v>

Andrew Yang tells his

screaming crowd of supporters in Queens today,

Rank Kathryn Garcia No. 2.

You say, Vote for Kathryn Garcia,

and you don't return that solid that he did for you.

Why not?

<v ->As I have said since the beginning,</v>

I wouldn't be in this race if I had a solid No. 2.

573 00:28:22,697 --> 00:28:26,915 <v ->That's my theme-my crew'd say, The champ is here!</v>

[Group chattering]

[Cameras snapping]

<v ->We have two New York Times reporters and CBS.</v>

Let's get this show on the road.

579 00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:52,870 <v ->Morning, everyone. It's Election Day!</v>

Hundreds of thousands of people

are gonna be casting their vote.

And I think we know who they're voting for. [Laughs]

This guy!

<v ->A lot of them are, actually.</v>

586 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:14,030 [Crowd cheering]

<v Supporter>Eric! Eric! Eric! Eric! Eric! Eric!</v>

<v ->Vote Andrew Yang, folks. Vote Andrew Yang!</v>

<v ->Hey, guys. You plan on voting today?</v>

<v ->O.K., let him go. He's gotta go now. He's gotta go now.</v>

<v ->Mr. Mayor! Bye, Mr. Mayor! [laughs]</v>

<v Campaign Member>Andrew Yang for mayor! Say hello to Andrew Yang!</v>

[Crowd chattering]

<v ->Were you upset that Kathryn didn't endorse you,</v>

like you had for her?

<v ->We've had both private and public conversations.</v>

I wasn't upset.

<v ->O.K..</v>

<v ->Pretty low voter turnout today.</v>

Just anecdotally, what do you make of that?

<v ->I haven't seen the numbers yet.</v>

<v ->What have you observed in terms of lines</v>

and things like that?

<v ->Well, the voting was spread out</v>

over a number of days, plus absentee.

I haven't seen the numbers yet.

<v ->Do you have a specific single biggest regret?</v>

Please don't say something like, I was too nice to people.

<v ->I genuinely feel great about the campaign-</v>

<v ->No regrets?</v>

<v ->-the campaign we ran,</v>

and I'm gonna feel even better

after the votes are counted tonight.

<v Campaign Member>Thanks, guys.</v>

Thank you, all.

<v Campaigner>Andrew Yang for mayor!</v>

90 minutes left to vote!

<v ->Thank you. We need every vote.</v>

Please get on in there.

Thank you.

Do you know where you're voting?

Do you know?

All right, let me just give you one of these.

But, please, go vote.

<v Campaign Member>Everybody,</v>

you have 90 minutes left to vote.

You gotta get to your polling place right now.

<v ->Was it that people just didn't think that he had substance,</v>

or was it because they went for another candidate,

like Eric Adams, because public safety was the biggest issue?

<v ->Are you registered to vote?</v>

Do you know where to vote?

<v ->Or was it something to do with the fact</v>

that he was Asian American?

<v Campaigner>No more wasting time.</v>

<v ->Thank you. Need your vote. Thank you.</v>

<v ->Like it or not, that remains an issue,</v>

even in a city as diverse as New York City.

<v Campaigner>You have one hour left.</v>

Polls close at 9 o'clock.

<v ->He engaged with serious ideas</v>

and people gave him a lot of attention for that.

I don't think it's any less valid to be famous for that

than to be famous for any other reason.

<v Campaigner>Minutes left of six months.</v>

<v Campaign Member>10 more minutes!</v>

You can vote for 10 more minutes, Flushing!

<v ->Can I take a picture with him, too?</v>

<v ->Will you vote after?</v>

<v ->Yeah.</v>

<v ->Yes!</v>

You could vote right now!

You could vote right now for Andrew Yang.

[Group cheering]

<v ->I could see him running again.</v>

I mean, one always runs the risk of being

a permanent candidate who never wins.

You know, you can only do that so many times

before people just don't take you seriously in the media

or even, you know, your donors or your supporters,

because you have to win an election at some point-

you can't just run forever.

<v ->We have one more minute.</v>

<v ->The thing that happens at 9 P.M. is that polls close</v>

and our tasks change from getting people to vote . . .

<v Crowd Member>Congratulations, Andrew.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

<v Crowd Member>History. You made history.</v>

[Crowd cheering]

<v ->I think we need to party like it's 1999.</v>

And I'm gonna get a little more casual

because this white suit is stressing me out

that anyone might come near me.

So let's get this on and let's have a party.

[Crowd cheering]

[Crowd chanting]

<v ->I'm pretty positive,</v>

despite the fact that this race didn't go our way.

For people who are concerned about me:

thank you, love you, but I'm fine,

and still pumped up in my own way.

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