ADAM: IN THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY AND THE NORTH COUNTRY ANDREW YANG SEES A PART OF AMERICA HE BELIEVES WOULD GET A HUGE ECONOMIC JUMP START FROM HIS PROPOSAL FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC
INCOME, A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH PROVIDED TO EVERY ADULT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 64.
>> WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ’HEY HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET MORE MONEY INTO THESE COMMUNITIES’ IF THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE MORE MONEY, THEN PRIVATE INVESTMENT WILL FOLLOW.
ADAM: THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS CALLED HIM A LONGER THAN LONG SHOT CANDIDATE BUT YANG HAS DONE SOMETHING FEW PUNDITS EXPECTED, HE MET A KEY QUALIFICATION FOR A SPOT ON THE STAGE FOR THE
NATIONAL PRIMARY DEBATES WHEN HE RECENTLY CLEARED THE THRESHOLD OF 65,000 DONORS TO HIS >> WE’VE RAISED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN INCREMENTS OF $19 EACH.
ADAM: YANG’S GUIDE ON THIS TREK THROUGH THE NORTH IS BERLIN NATIVE STEVE MARCHAND, WHO RAN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018.
WHILE HE HASN’T MADE AN ENDORSEMENT, HE SAYS YANG’S IDEAS HAVE SUBSTANCE.
>> DETAIL ORIENTED AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WANT THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT COMES WITH JUST BEING STRAIGHT UP WITH FOLKS.
>> NOW THAT HE’S STAKED HIS TURF AS A CANDIDATE AND GAINED A MEASURE OF NAME RECOGNITION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL YANG WILL BE DOING THE GRUNTWORK OF CAMPAIGNING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE,
WHERE HE KNOWS HE DOESN’T NEED BIG MONEY OR POWERFUL SUPPORTERS TO COMPETE.
>> I’M GOING TO BE WORKING VERY HARD.
YOU KNOW I’M NO STRANGER TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, I’VE BEEN HERE 11 TIMES DURING THIS CYCLE, GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AND SO I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE IN THE STATE A CHANCE TO REALLY
JUST MEET ME IN PERSON, GET TO KNOW ME, AND TAKE THIS VISION FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR US TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN 2020.