RETURN
RETURN THIS 4@EVENING TO LISA, FOR WHOM ROB, HAD A STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION.
WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THE
U.S. SENATE4@4@?
>> I JUST RETIRED FROM 25 YEARS
OF TEACHING.
THE FAMILIES OF THE STUDENTS
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DON'T
HAVE ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE EVEN
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY WERE
ON THE VERGE OF ECONOMIC
COLLAPSE.
ONE ACCIDENT AWAY.
I AM VERY MOTIVATED TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT
WORKING PEOPLE ARE GETT4@ING
THROWN UNDER THE 4@BUS WHILE CE
SALARIES GO THROUGH THE ROOF.
I COULD REALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE BY BRINGING THAT
VOICE TO THE U.S. SENATE.
>> WE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH PEOPLE LIVING ON
THE EDGE.
THEY ARE NOT4@ BUT IN RURAL PAR
OF MAINE.
A LOT OF THOSE RURAL PARTS ARE
CONSERVATIVE. 4@
THE SECOND 4@DISTRICT VOTED FOR
DONALD TRUMP IN, 2016.
ARE YOU IN SYNC WITH THE VIEWS
OF THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HELP?
DONALD TRUMP IN, 2016. ARE YOU IN SYNC WITH THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO HELP?@
>> I'M RUNNING AS AN
INDEPENDENT.
MY VIEWS ARE NOT GOING TO ALIGN
PERFECT WITH ANYONE.
I THINK CALLING FOR MEDICARE
FOR ALL UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE 4@
A PANDEMIC WHEN MANY PEOPLE4@4@
SOMETHING LIKE 1-4 WORKERS LOST
THEIR JOBS WHEN THE PANDEMIC
HIT AND THEY LOST HEALTHCARE.
I THINK MANY VOTERS IN THE
SECOND DISTRICT MY MESSAGE WILL
APPEAL TO THEM.
>> PART OF THE PANDEMIC
RESPONSES LIFTING RESTRICTIONS
ON 4@FOOD STAMPS AND EXPANDED
BENEFITS.
YOU SAY LIFTING BENEFITS4@ -- O
THE RULES GO OUT THE WINDOW?
>> THE RESTRICTIONS ON FOOD
STAMPS RIGHT NOW TEND TO BE YOU
HAVE TO BE WORKING OR 4@IN SCHO
TO RECEIVE THEM.
IN A PANDEMIC THAT CAN BE
DIFFICULT.
YOU MIGHT STILL BE ABLE TO BE
IN SCHOOL 4@IN A REMOTE WAY.
A LOT OF JOBS AS I MENTIONED
WENT AWAY.
SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS ARE
NOT APPROPRIATE4@. CHILDREN'S
FOOD AND 4@SECURITY, THE NUMBER
OF CHILDREN GOING TO BED HUNGRY
AT NIGHT HAS INCREASED
DRAMATICALLY IN 4@THE PANDEMIC.
I KNOW THIS IS A WEALTHY
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE BAD BUDGET PRIORITIES.4
>> MAKE MASSIVE INVESTMENTS IN
GREEN ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURAL.
THAT'S A VERY SWEEPING IDEA.4@
>> INDEED.
>> DO YOU TRUST THE GOVERNMENT
TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES TO
PICK INDUSTRIES AND TO PICK THE
FIRMS THAT CAN REALLY HELP THIS
CO4@UNTRY BECAUSE 4@THE GOVERNM
IS NOT NECESSARILY INSPIRED4@4@
>> I AGREE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW
WITH THE GOVERNMENT MOSTLY4@ TH
ARE BUILDING WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
ON PAPER 55% 4@OF THE FEDERAL
BUDGET GOES TO THE PENTAGON
EACH YEAR WHICH REALLY MEANS
ITS CONTRACTORS.
WEALTHY CORPORATIONS.
THAT MONEY AND FUNDS SHOULD BE
REDIRE4@CTED4@ TO BUILDING SYST
THAT WOULD HALT CLIMATE CHANGE4
BY REDUCING OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS, OR MITIGATE THE
EFFECTS. WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN MAINE.
STUDENTS AND LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
COULD USE IT TO GET TO WORK 4@A
SCHOOL. 4@
WE COULD GET OUT OF OUR CARS
THAT WOULD BE A WIN FOR THE
CLIMATE.
ECONOMIST RESEARCH SHOWS 4@
BUILDING THOSE SORTS OF THINGS
OF CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS ARE
PUBLIC TRANSIT GE4@NERATES MORE
JOBS THAN DOES BUILDING WEAPONS
SYSTEMS.
THE SAME DOLLAR INVESTMENT.
GOOD 4@UNION JOBS.4@
>> YOU TALK ABOUT INVESTING IN
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
TO REDUCE CAR BASED TRAVEL. 4@
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD
TRULY WORK IN THIS 4@RURAL STAT
WHERE THE POPULATION IS SPREAD
OUT4@?
>> SURE.
ANY 4@COUNTRY I'VE EVER VISITED
HAD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN
ITS MOST RURAL AREAS.
WE USED 4@TO HAVE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN THE SECOND
DISTRICT THAT IT WAS TORN UP IN
FAVOR OF INVESTING IN THE ROADS
AND GE4@TTING EVERYBODY IN A CA
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY DOABLE.
I KNOW IT'S DOABLE.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS MY PLAN
CALLS FOR IS INVESTING IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE BROADBAND.
I HAD TO ACTUALLY MOVE
TEMPORARILY WHERE I MAKE MY HOM@
DOWN SOUTH BECAUSE THERE WAS 4@
NOT ENOUGH INTERNET CONNECTION
TO CONDUCT A CAMPAIGN, OR HAVE @
ZOOM CALLS.
I BELIEVE ELECTRICITY, WATER,
AND INTERNET SHOULD BE PUBLICLY
OWNED UTILITIES, CONSUMER OWNED
I BELIEVE ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND INTERNET SHOULD BE PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITIES, CONSUMER OWNED@
AND OPERATED.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL.
>> THEY ARE THROWING AWAY THEIR
VOTE.
4@ ARE THEY WRONG?
>> THEY ARE WRONG.
BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT CHOICE
VOTING YOU CAN WRITE ME NUMBER
@ ONE OF FIVE IDEAS APPEAL TO YOU
MOST.
YOU CAN VOTE NUMBER TWO IS YOUR
SAFETY VOTE TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE TURNING OUT THE IN4@CUMBENT
IF THAT'S YOUR INTENTION.4@
IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER CANDIDATE
IN MIND4@ YOU'D LIKE TO RATE
FIRST ALIGNS MORE CLOSELY WITH
YOUR VIEWS THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S A SECRET BALLOT.
EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO
CHOOSE.
RANK ME NUMBER TWO.
IT'S NOT THROWING AWAY4@ 4@YOUR
CHOOSE. RANK ME NUMBER TWO. IT'S NOT THROWING AWAY4@ 4@YOURE
TO RANK THEM.
IT'S A WAY OF EXPRESSING YOUR
PREFERENCES AT THE SAME TIME
SAYING, YOU KNOW, I'VE