Andrew Yang's 2020 crowds feature a mix of Trump and Sanders supporters

Andrew Yang.
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Andrew Yang is rejecting the norm in every way possible.

The tech entrepreneur entered the 2020 race as a total longshot, largely attracting people to his rallies and speeches out of pure curiosity. But now he's the only non-politician to have made the third Democratic debate stage, and has somehow united fans of both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and President Trump under one roof, The New York Times reports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.