Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Is Andrew Yang a New Model of Candidate?

His unorthodox presidential bid led to a mayoral candidacy. Will others try to do the same?

April 19, 2021 at 11:55 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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Patrick Ruffini directs our attention to Andrew Yang, the current frontrunner in the New York City mayoral primary: