2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang Andrew YangDoctor who allegedly assaulted Evelyn Yang arrested on federal charges The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who's moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls Buttigieg launches his own podcast MORE says that it wouldn't surprise him if his supporters wind up backing Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE (I-Vt.) in Monday's Iowa caucuses in parts of the state where his campaign does not meet the threshold for winning delegates.

In an interview with Bloomberg published Wednesday, the former tech entrepreneur said that "many" of his supporters could end up in Sanders's camp if his campaign fails to meet the 15 percent threshold in precincts across the Hawkeye State. Candidates must receive support from 15 percent of caucusgoers in a given location for their candidate to remain viable.

Caucusgoers who support a candidate that does not reach viability have the option to back another or none at all.

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“I think that Bernie and I do have a lot of overlap in support so it wouldn’t be surprising to me if many of our supporters head in that direction,” Yang said.

His remarks come as he remains in the single digits in most polls of Iowa with just days left to go, while Sanders now sits on top of several recent polls of the first-in-the-nation caucus state, above rivals such as former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll GOP set to release controversial Biden report Can Donald Trump maintain new momentum until this November? MORE and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenGOP set to release controversial Biden report Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt MORE (D-Mass.).

In the Wednesday interview, Yang hinted that several candidates had reached out to his campaign about formal arrangements in such cases, though he did not explain further.

A poll released Wednesday found Sanders and Biden at the top of the pack in Iowa, with support from 21 percent and 23 percent of caucusgoers, respectively.