How Andrew Yang’s Wingman Took On the System — And Won

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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What happens when a former pro athlete, raised in hardship, decides to take on the political establishment? Discover how Dr. Jermaine Johnson went from Andrew Yang’s campaign wingman to unseating a 22-year incumbent and building a movement for unity in South Carolina. Jermaine reveals how grassroots power, unlikely alliances, and bold truth-telling turned him into a rising force for change. Watch this to see why his run for governor could shake up the South — and maybe the nation. Donate to Dr. Jermaine Johnson: https://johnsonforsc.org/ Have a question for Andrew? Send your voice and text memos to [email protected]! Watch the episode on YouTube ---- Follow Andrew Yang: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jermaine Johnson: Instagram | Website | X ---- Get 50% off Factor at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Factor Meals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an extra 3 months free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Express VPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helix Sleep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Use code: helixpartner20 Get $30 off your first two (2) orders at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wonder ⁠⁠⁠⁠| Use code: ANDREW104 ---- Subscribe to the Andrew Yang Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.5	This week on the Andrew Yang podcast.
0:34.1	You know, I went into the state house saying, well, why in the heck go I want to spend all my time
0:38.3	hanging out with Democrats?
0:40.3	I said because if I'm hanging out with Democrats, we're just going to be a bunch of bobbleheads
0:43.3	and everybody's going to be saying, yes, yes, yes.
0:45.3	And I said, I want to spend some time hanging out with people who are saying no so I can figure
0:49.3	out why are you saying no and can we come to some sort of consensus as to why you're saying no and can we come to some sort of consensus as to why you're saying no so we can have an agreement as to what we can both say all right well i can kind of live with that you know and
0:58.3	i think that's what's the best for america that's what's best for south carolina to really bring
1:01.7	people together hey everyone it is my pleasure to welcome back to the podcast.
1:13.6	You may know him as Dr. Jermaine Johnson, state rep for South Carolina.
1:19.5	My wingman, when I was running for president in the state, we reunited again when Dean Phillips was down there making his case.
1:27.1	And he might be throwing his hat in the ring to be the next governor of South Carolina.
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