>>> [ APPLAUSE ] >>> ALL RIGHT.

>>> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK TO "MORNING JOE."

WELCOME BACK TO "MORNING JOE." AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG JOINS US.

ANDREW YANG JOINS US. HE’S LIKE RAILING UP THE CROWD.

HE’S LIKE RAILING UP THE CROWD. GET WITH THE CROWD ANDREW YANG.

GET WITH THE CROWD ANDREW YANG. >> VERY EXCITED.

>> VERY EXCITED. >> ENJOY IT.

>> ENJOY IT. >> ANDREW A POLL WE’VE TALKED

>> ANDREW A POLL WE’VE TALKED ABOUT, THE YOUTH VOTE AND

ABOUT, THE YOUTH VOTE AND BERNIE, BOUGHT POLL CAME OUT,

BERNIE, BOUGHT POLL CAME OUT, YOUTH VOTE POLL CAME OUT

YOUTH VOTE POLL CAME OUT ACTUALLY SHOWED YOU --

ACTUALLY SHOWED YOU -- >> NUMBER ONE AMONG THE YOUNGS!

>> NUMBER ONE AMONG THE YOUNGS! THANK YOU, YOUNG

THANK YOU, YOUNG >> SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO

>> SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO TRANSLATE INTO YOU SHOCKING THE

TRANSLATE INTO YOU SHOCKING THE POLITICAL WORLD TONIGHT?

POLITICAL WORLD TONIGHT? >> WELL, THAT YOUTH POLL

>> WELL, THAT YOUTH POLL STATE-WIDE HAS BEEN AN UNCANNILY

STATE-WIDE HAS BEEN AN UNCANNILY ACCURATE PREDICTOR OF WHAT

ACCURATE PREDICTOR OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE REAL CAUCUS IN

HAPPENS IN THE REAL CAUCUS IN LARGE PART WAS 17-YEAR-OLDS WHO

LARGE PART WAS 17-YEAR-OLDS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE VOTE CAN

PARTICIPATED IN THE VOTE CAN CAUCUS TONIGHT.

CAUCUS TONIGHT. WE THINK THAT WINNING THAT POLL

WE THINK THAT WINNING THAT POLL TRANCE LALTSSLATES TO THE FACT T

TRANCE LALTSSLATES TO THE FACT T TON OF ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT

TON OF ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT AROUND OUR CAMPAIGN THAT WE

AROUND OUR CAMPAIGN THAT WE BELIEVE IS GOING TO AROWLLOW US

BELIEVE IS GOING TO AROWLLOW US OVERPERFORM TONIGHT.

OVERPERFORM TONIGHT. >> WE TALKED ABOUT IT WHEN YOU

>> WE TALKED ABOUT IT WHEN YOU WERE FIRST COMING UP.

WERE FIRST COMING UP. HOW DO YOU MOVE YOUR CAMPAIGN TO

HOW DO YOU MOVE YOUR CAMPAIGN TO WHAT IT’S BEEN, TO EXPAND MORE

WHAT IT’S BEEN, TO EXPAND MORE TO THE GENERAL ELECTORATE?

TO THE GENERAL ELECTORATE? BECAUSE IT’S BEEN -- I MEAN,

BECAUSE IT’S BEEN -- I MEAN, IT’S BEEN A VERY EXCITING,

IT’S BEEN A VERY EXCITING, ENERGIZED GROUP OF PEOPLE.

ENERGIZED GROUP OF PEOPLE. BUT YOU SAID NEXT STEP IS WE’VE

BUT YOU SAID NEXT STEP IS WE’VE GOT TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT TO

GOT TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT TO THE GENERAL POPULOUS.

THE GENERAL POPULOUS. >> THAT’S BEEN THE EXCITEMENT OF

>> THAT’S BEEN THE EXCITEMENT OF THIS LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, JOE,

THIS LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, JOE, IS THAT WE’VE BEEN JUST GOING TO

IS THAT WE’VE BEEN JUST GOING TO TOWNS AROUND IOWA WHERE PEOPLE

TOWNS AROUND IOWA WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANDREW YANG.

HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANDREW YANG. THEY DON’T HAVE MATH HATS ON.

THEY DON’T HAVE MATH HATS ON. YOU KNOW, THEY’RE FRANKLY OLDER

YOU KNOW, THEY’RE FRANKLY OLDER VOTERS WHO HAVEN’T BEEN ON SOME

VOTERS WHO HAVEN’T BEEN ON SOME OF THE SITES THAT I BECAME

OF THE SITES THAT I BECAME POPULAR ON.

POPULAR ON. SO I HAVE BEEN MAKING MY CASE TO

SO I HAVE BEEN MAKING MY CASE TO THEM PERSONALLY FOR MONTHS NOW.

THEM PERSONALLY FOR MONTHS NOW. I BELIEVE THAT THE NUMBERS, WE

I BELIEVE THAT THE NUMBERS, WE DID OVER 180 EVENTS IN THE

DID OVER 180 EVENTS IN THE STATE.

STATE. I JUST COMPLETED A 17-DAY BUS

I JUST COMPLETED A 17-DAY BUS TOUR WHERE WE WERE CRISSCROSSING

TOUR WHERE WE WERE CRISSCROSSING THE STATE.

THE STATE. THE BEST PART OF THESE EVENTS,

THE BEST PART OF THESE EVENTS, JOE, IS NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN

JOE, IS NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT ME BEFORE OR

ANYTHING ABOUT ME BEFORE OR HEARD OF ME.

HEARD OF ME. MAYBE THEY HAD SEEN ONE OF MY

MAYBE THEY HAD SEEN ONE OF MY ADS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN

ADS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON

SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON ADVERTISEMENT IN THE STATE.

ADVERTISEMENT IN THE STATE. >> WHAT’S YOUR CAMPAIGN DOING TO

>> WHAT’S YOUR CAMPAIGN DOING TO GET THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY

GET THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY TO THE POLLS WHEN IT MATTERS?

TO THE POLLS WHEN IT MATTERS? LIKE I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF

LIKE I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF ELIZABETH WARREN PROVIDING CHILD

ELIZABETH WARREN PROVIDING CHILD CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO

CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CAUCUS FOR YOU.

CAUCUS FOR YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO SORT OF STOP THE REPETITIVE

SORT OF STOP THE REPETITIVE REALITY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T

REALITY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T SHOW UP?

SHOW UP? >> I’M OFFERING THEM $1,000 A

>> I’M OFFERING THEM $1,000 A MONTH STARTING AT AGE 18.

MONTH STARTING AT AGE 18. >> THAT COULD WORK.

>> THAT COULD WORK. THAT COULD WORK.

THAT COULD WORK. >> I THINK THAT WORKS.

>> I THINK THAT WORKS. I’M GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT A

I’M GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT A MOMENT, I BELIEVE IT WAS ON

MOMENT, I BELIEVE IT WAS ON SATURDAY AT ONE OF YOUR EVENTS

SATURDAY AT ONE OF YOUR EVENTS WHEN YOU ASKED THE CROWD OF

WHEN YOU ASKED THE CROWD OF DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS,

DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS, PRESUMABLY

PRESUMABLY PRESUMABLY, TO STOP AND GIVE A

PRESUMABLY, TO STOP AND GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR TRUMP

ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR TRUMP VOTERS IN 2016.

VOTERS IN 2016. STRATEGICALLY, I GET IT.

STRATEGICALLY, I GET IT. YOU WANT TO BRING IN THE

YOU WANT TO BRING IN THE DISAFFECTED VOTERS.

DISAFFECTED VOTERS. BUT IN THIS AGE OF DIVISION THAT

BUT IN THIS AGE OF DIVISION THAT STOOD OUT AS AN EXTRAORDINARY

STOOD OUT AS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT.

MOMENT. WHY DID YOU STOP AND DO THAT?

WHY DID YOU STOP AND DO THAT? >> I THINK IT’S REALLY

>> I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY HERE IN

IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY HERE IN IOWA, TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE

IOWA, TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BECAUSE IOWA IS A

TOGETHER, BECAUSE IOWA IS A PURPLE SWING STATE THAT WENT TO

PURPLE SWING STATE THAT WENT TO TRUMP BY ALMOST TEN POINTS.

TRUMP BY ALMOST TEN POINTS. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE GROUND

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE GROUND HERE, MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR

HERE, MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR TRUMP OR CERTAINLY THEY HAVE

TRUMP OR CERTAINLY THEY HAVE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO VOTED

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO VOTED FOR TRUMP.

FOR TRUMP. SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE THE

SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE THE CASE TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA THAT

CASE TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA THAT YOU CAN HELP BRING THE COUNTRY

YOU CAN HELP BRING THE COUNTRY TOGETHER, THAT HAS TO START

TOGETHER, THAT HAS TO START RIGHT HERE AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT

RIGHT HERE AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT WENT TO TRUMP JUST A FEW YEARS

WENT TO TRUMP JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

AGO. THE FOLKS WHO VOTED FOR TRUMP

THE FOLKS WHO VOTED FOR TRUMP AND COME TO MY EVENTS ARE NOW

AND COME TO MY EVENTS ARE NOW EXCITED ABOUT MY CAMPAIGN.

EXCITED ABOUT MY CAMPAIGN. THAT’S HOW WE’RE GOING TO WIN.

THAT’S HOW WE’RE GOING TO WIN. AND HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS

AND HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS BETWEEN ME AND TRUMP SHOW I’M

BETWEEN ME AND TRUMP SHOW I’M THE HEAVIEST FAVORITE TO BEAT

THE HEAVIEST FAVORITE TO BEAT HIM ONE-ON-ONE, IN LARGE PART

HIM ONE-ON-ONE, IN LARGE PART BECAUSE 18% OF COLLEGE

BECAUSE 18% OF COLLEGE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WOULD

REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WOULD SUPPORT ME OVER THE PRESIDENT,

SUPPORT ME OVER THE PRESIDENT, 10% OF TRUMP VOTERS IN NEW

10% OF TRUMP VOTERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN ONE POLL SAID THEY

HAMPSHIRE IN ONE POLL SAID THEY WOULD SUPPORT ME OVER THE

WOULD SUPPORT ME OVER THE PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW WHO FIGURED THIS OUT?

YOU KNOW WHO FIGURED THIS OUT? PRESIDENT TRUMP, BECAUSE I’M THE

PRESIDENT TRUMP, BECAUSE I’M THE ONLY CANDIDATE HE HAS NOT

ONLY CANDIDATE HE HAS NOT TWEETED A WORD ABOUT.

TWEETED A WORD ABOUT. HE KNOWS I’M BETTERER AT THE

HE KNOWS I’M BETTERER AT THE INTERNET THAN HE IS.

INTERNET THAN HE IS. >> ANDREW, WE HAD YOU ON "THE

>> ANDREW, WE HAD YOU ON "THE CIRCUS" LAST NIGHT.

CIRCUS" LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.

THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE SHOW. ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM

ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE INTERVIEW IS YOU WERE A

THE INTERVIEW IS YOU WERE A SANDERS SUPPORTER IN 2016.

SANDERS SUPPORTER IN 2016. I’M CURIOUS, THERE’S GOING TO BE

I’M CURIOUS, THERE’S GOING TO BE CAUCUS SITES WHERE GIVEN YOUR

CAUCUS SITES WHERE GIVEN YOUR LEVEL OF SUPPORT, YOU’RE NOT

LEVEL OF SUPPORT, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE 15% THRESHOLD.

GOING TO MAKE THE 15% THRESHOLD. SOME NUMBER.

SOME NUMBER. THERE’S 1900 CAUCUS SITES.

THERE’S 1900 CAUCUS SITES. YOU’RE A MATH GUY, WE CAN DO THE

YOU’RE A MATH GUY, WE CAN DO THE MATH.

MATH. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR SUPPORTERS, AS THEY THINK ABOUT

SUPPORTERS, AS THEY THINK ABOUT A SECOND CHOICE, THAT THEY ARE

A SECOND CHOICE, THAT THEY ARE SANDERS PEOPLE AND THAT’S WHERE

SANDERS PEOPLE AND THAT’S WHERE THEY’RE LIKELY TO GRAVITATE IN

THEY’RE LIKELY TO GRAVITATE IN THE SAME WAY YOU TALKED ABOUT

THE SAME WAY YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY A

HOW YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY A SANDERS SUPPORTER?

SANDERS SUPPORTER? >> I THINK THERE’S A LOT OF

>> I THINK THERE’S A LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN MY SUPPORTERS

OVERLAP BETWEEN MY SUPPORTERS AND BERNIE’S.

AND BERNIE’S. FOR EXAMPLE, BERNIE WAS SECOND

FOR EXAMPLE, BERNIE WAS SECOND IN THE YOUTH POLL WE WERE

IN THE YOUTH POLL WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

TALKING ABOUT. AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK SOME

AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK SOME OF MY SUPPORTERS WILL HEAD

OF MY SUPPORTERS WILL HEAD TOWARDS PETE, AMY, ELIZABETH,

TOWARDS PETE, AMY, ELIZABETH, JOE.

JOE. ALL DOWN THE LIST.

ALL DOWN THE LIST. I DID DONATE TO BERNIE’S

I DID DONATE TO BERNIE’S CAMPAIGN IN 2016, BUT THEN I

CAMPAIGN IN 2016, BUT THEN I VOTED FOR HILLARY IN THE GENERAL

VOTED FOR HILLARY IN THE GENERAL BECAUSE I’M PRO CIVILIZATION.

BECAUSE I’M PRO CIVILIZATION. >> THAT’S RADICAL.

>> THAT’S RADICAL. >> WE HAVE TO MAKE IT

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE IT NONRADICAL, KATTY.

NONRADICAL, KATTY. >> I HAVE A COUPLE KIDS WHO ARE

>> I HAVE A COUPLE KIDS WHO ARE VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR

VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR CAMPAIGN, BUT EVEN THEY WILL SAY

CAMPAIGN, BUT EVEN THEY WILL SAY TO ME, WE JUST DON’T THINK HE’S

TO ME, WE JUST DON’T THINK HE’S GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT FIFTH

GOING TO GET OUT OF THAT FIFTH PLACE YOU’RE BUMPING AROUND IN

PLACE YOU’RE BUMPING AROUND IN IN PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE POLLS

IN PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE POLLS AT THE MOMENT.

AT THE MOMENT. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU COME OUT

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU COME OUT OF IOWA STILL IN FIFTH, SIXTH

OF IOWA STILL IN FIFTH, SIXTH PLACE.

PLACE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LAUNCH INTO

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LAUNCH INTO SOMEBODY WHO PEOPLE WHO SEEMS

SOMEBODY WHO PEOPLE WHO SEEMS VIABLE BUT JUST ISN’T GOING TO

VIABLE BUT JUST ISN’T GOING TO BE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?

BE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? >> THERE WAS ANOTHER POLL THAT

>> THERE WAS ANOTHER POLL THAT SHOWED ME TO BE AMONG THE LEAST

SHOWED ME TO BE AMONG THE LEAST DISAPPOINTING FIELD IN THE

DISAPPOINTING FIELD IN THE DEMOCRATS.

DEMOCRATS. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE

A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH ME.

PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH ME. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A

I THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT, KATTY, AND

GREAT NIGHT TONIGHT, KATTY, AND I THINK WE’RE PARTICULARLY

I THINK WE’RE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN NEW HAMPSHIRE,

STRONG IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, UPCOMING.

UPCOMING. NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN A VERY

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN A VERY NATURAL HOME FOR ME AND MY

NATURAL HOME FOR ME AND MY CAMPAIGN SINCE DAY ONE.

CAMPAIGN SINCE DAY ONE. I’M EXCITED FOR TONIGHT, BUT I’M

I’M EXCITED FOR TONIGHT, BUT I’M EXCITED ABOUT NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

EXCITED ABOUT NEXT WEEK AS WELL. >> WILLIE AND I DID VERY WELL IN

>> WILLIE AND I DID VERY WELL IN HE DOESN’T COMPLETELY SUCK AS A

HE DOESN’T COMPLETELY SUCK AS A CABLE NEWS HOST POLL THAT CAME

CABLE NEWS HOST POLL THAT CAME OUT.

OUT. >> ONE AND TWO.

>> ONE AND TWO. >> YEAH, ONE AND TWO, EXACTLY.

>> YEAH, ONE AND TWO, EXACTLY. >> STATISTICAL TIE.

>> STATISTICAL TIE. >> IT WAS CLOSE.

>> IT WAS CLOSE. >> WE JUST PUT UP A POLL.

>> WE JUST PUT UP A POLL. >> THIS POLL IS FASCINATING.

>> THIS POLL IS FASCINATING. >> A POLL THAT WAS VERY

>> A POLL THAT WAS VERY FASCINATING.

FASCINATING. IT JUMPED OUT TO A LOT OF

IT JUMPED OUT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. THE QUESTION WAS, WILL YOU

THE QUESTION WAS, WILL YOU SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE EVEN IF HE OR SHE IS NOT YOUR

EVEN IF HE OR SHE IS NOT YOUR CANDIDATE.

CANDIDATE. YOUR SUPPORTERS, 42% OF THEM

YOUR SUPPORTERS, 42% OF THEM SAID NO.

SAID NO. >> WHAT?

>> WHAT? >> IN OTHER WORDS, IT’S ABOUT

>> IN OTHER WORDS, IT’S ABOUT YOU AND NOT ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC

YOU AND NOT ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

CANDIDATE. WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO THAT?

WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO THAT? WOULD YOU SUGGEST THEY SUPPORT

WOULD YOU SUGGEST THEY SUPPORT WHOEVER THE NOMINEE IS?