The Post-Embarrassment Media Campaign of Andrew Yang

He once called himself the opposite of Trump. But he is another test of the theory that in politics, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.

Years from now, when we look back on the history of pop-political interviewing, we may find it quaint that Sacha Baron Cohen had to disguise himself as Borat and Ali G in order to get public figures into uncomfortable situations. Turns out all you have to do is ask. At least that was the case with the New York mayoral candidate and media omnipresence Andrew Yang, who accepted a dangerous offer from the comedian Ziwe to appear on her self-named Showtime program.