FROM ROBOTS DOING THE WORK. ONE REPORT REMEMBER SPENT THE

ONE REPORT REMEMBER SPENT THE DAY CAMPAIGNING WITH HIM SEEING

DAY CAMPAIGNING WITH HIM SEEING HOW VOTERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE

HOW VOTERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WERE TAKING TO THE MESSAGE.

TAKING TO THE MESSAGE. DID YOU EVER THINK YOU'D BE BACK

DID YOU EVER THINK YOU'D BE BACK HERE CAMPAIGNING FOR THE

HERE CAMPAIGNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY?

PRESIDENCY? >> DEFINITELY NOT.

>> DEFINITELY NOT. I'M ASIAN AND THE LIST OF THINGS

I'M ASIAN AND THE LIST OF THINGS THAT YOUR PATIENTS WANT YOU TO

THAT YOUR PATIENTS WANT YOU TO BE STOPS AT DOCTOR AND LAWYER.

BE STOPS AT DOCTOR AND LAWYER. >> Reporter: AND YET, HERE WE

>> Reporter: AND YET, HERE WE ARE ON THE TRAIL IN NEW

ARE ON THE TRAIL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHETHER HIS PARENTS

HAMPSHIRE, WHETHER HIS PARENTS WANTED HIM TO OR NOT ANDREW YANG

WANTED HIM TO OR NOT ANDREW YANG IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. >> MY GOSH.

>> MY GOSH. I LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT. I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE WE NEED

I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO WAKE AMERICA UP TO THE FACT

TO WAKE AMERICA UP TO THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT IMMIGRANTS, IT'S

THAT IT'S NOT IMMIGRANTS, IT'S TECHNOLOGY THAT CHANGING OUR

TECHNOLOGY THAT CHANGING OUR ECONOMY IN FUNDAMENTAL WAYS.

ECONOMY IN FUNDAMENTAL WAYS. WE NEED TO ADOPT AND EVOLVE AS

WE NEED TO ADOPT AND EVOLVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: MOST AMERICANS

>> Reporter: MOST AMERICANS HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANDREW YANG, SO

HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANDREW YANG, SO WHO IS THIS GUY, AND WHERE DID

WHO IS THIS GUY, AND WHERE DID HE COME FROM?

HE COME FROM? HAD E'S 44-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF

HAD E'S 44-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF TWO FROM NEW YORK, A CORPORATE

TWO FROM NEW YORK, A CORPORATE LAWYER WHO BECAME CEO OF A

LAWYER WHO BECAME CEO OF A MULTIPLE MILLION DOLLAR TEST

MULTIPLE MILLION DOLLAR TEST PREP COMPANY AND A DEMOCRAT WHO

PREP COMPANY AND A DEMOCRAT WHO SUPPORTS MEDICARE FOR ALL, AND,

SUPPORTS MEDICARE FOR ALL, AND, OH, HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU FREE

OH, HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU FREE MONEY.

MONEY. >> EVERYBODY GETS $1,000 A MONTH

>> EVERYBODY GETS $1,000 A MONTH FOREVER.

FOREVER. >> THE FIRST THING I'M GOING DO

>> THE FIRST THING I'M GOING DO IS GO TO CONGRESS AND SAY, HEY,

IS GO TO CONGRESS AND SAY, HEY, GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS,

GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, THEY ELECTED THE ASIAN MAN THAT

THEY ELECTED THE ASIAN MAN THAT WANTS TO GIVE EVERYBODY MONEY.

WANTS TO GIVE EVERYBODY MONEY. >> Reporter: 25% OF AMERICAN

>> Reporter: 25% OF AMERICAN JOBS ARE AT HIGH RISK BEING

JOBS ARE AT HIGH RISK BEING WIPED OUT BY AUTOMATION, AND IT

WIPED OUT BY AUTOMATION, AND IT COULD GET MUCH WORSE.

COULD GET MUCH WORSE. ANDREW YANG'S SOLUTION,

ANDREW YANG'S SOLUTION, UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME.

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME. THIS IS HIS SIGNATURE PITCH.

THIS IS HIS SIGNATURE PITCH. HE CALLS IT IT THE FREEDOM

HE CALLS IT IT THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT

DIVIDEND BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT POLLS BETTER AMONG

POLLS BETTER AMONG CONSERVATIVES.

CONSERVATIVES. IT'S A STIPEND OF $1,000 GIVEN

IT'S A STIPEND OF $1,000 GIVEN TO EVERY AMERICAN OVER 18 ONCE A

TO EVERY AMERICAN OVER 18 ONCE A MONTH, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

MONTH, NO STRINGS ATTACHED. >> IF YOU WERE TO PUT $1,000 A

>> IF YOU WERE TO PUT $1,000 A MONTH INTO THEIR HANDS, THEY

MONTH INTO THEIR HANDS, THEY WOULD USE IT IN THE MOST

WOULD USE IT IN THE MOST POSITIVE AND PEN OFFICIAL WAY

POSITIVE AND PEN OFFICIAL WAY POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING

POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT FAMILIES ARE IN A BETTER

THAT FAMILIES ARE IN A BETTER POSITION TO KNOW THAN THE

POSITION TO KNOW THAN THE GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT. >> Reporter: ANY DOWNSIDE TO A

>> Reporter: ANY DOWNSIDE TO A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME?

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME? THERE'S WORRY IT WILL

THERE'S WORRY IT WILL DISINCENTIVIZE WORK.

DISINCENTIVIZE WORK. >> IF PEOPLE HAD $1,000 TO

>> IF PEOPLE HAD $1,000 TO SPEND, THEY WOULD PAY FOR CAR

SPEND, THEY WOULD PAY FOR CAR REPAIRS AND TUITION AND MY WIFE

REPAIRS AND TUITION AND MY WIFE SAT HOME WITH TWO BOY, ONE OF

SAT HOME WITH TWO BOY, ONE OF WHOM IS AUTISTIC, AND THE

WHOM IS AUTISTIC, AND THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND WOULD ACTUALLY

FREEDOM DIVIDEND WOULD ACTUALLY START TO REWARD AND COMPENSATE

START TO REWARD AND COMPENSATE SOME OF THE VITAL WORK THAT

SOME OF THE VITAL WORK THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN OUR

WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES OFTEN DONE BY WOMEN.

COMMUNITIES OFTEN DONE BY WOMEN. >> Reporter: SOMETHING LIKE THIS

>> Reporter: SOMETHING LIKE THIS HASN'T REALLY BEEN ATTEMPTED

HASN'T REALLY BEEN ATTEMPTED NATIONWIDE, BUT ALASKA HAS

NATIONWIDE, BUT ALASKA HAS EXPERIMENTED WITH A SMALLER

EXPERIMENTED WITH A SMALLER CAREER UBI PROGRAM SINCE '80s.

CAREER UBI PROGRAM SINCE '80s. PEOPLE SEEM TO REALLY BENEFIT

PEOPLE SEEM TO REALLY BENEFIT FROM IT, AND THEY ARE NOT

FROM IT, AND THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY WORKING LESS BECAUSE

NECESSARILY WORKING LESS BECAUSE OF IT, SO HOW DOES YANG PLAN TO

OF IT, SO HOW DOES YANG PLAN TO PAY FOR UBI ACROSS THE COUNTRY?

PAY FOR UBI ACROSS THE COUNTRY? TAX CORPORATIONS THAT ARE

TAX CORPORATIONS THAT ARE AUTOMATING AWAY AMERICAN TRAPS.

AUTOMATING AWAY AMERICAN TRAPS. >> THE TRAP AMERICA IS IN RIGHT

>> THE TRAP AMERICA IS IN RIGHT NOW IS 30% OF MALLS ARE GOING TO

NOW IS 30% OF MALLS ARE GOING TO CLOSE BECAUSE AMAZON IS SUCKING

CLOSE BECAUSE AMAZON IS SUCKING UP 20 BILLION IN COMMERCE AND

UP 20 BILLION IN COMMERCE AND ACTRUCK DRIVER IS AT RISK

ACTRUCK DRIVER IS AT RISK BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO START

BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO START DRIVING THEMSELVES, AND THE BEST

DRIVING THEMSELVES, AND THE BEST WAY TO START DOING THAT IS

WAY TO START DOING THAT IS IMPLEMENT A VALUE-ADDED TAX.

IMPLEMENT A VALUE-ADDED TAX. >> Reporter: FOR NOW HE'S

>> Reporter: FOR NOW HE'S PUTTING HIS OWN MONEY WHERE HIS

PUTTING HIS OWN MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS.

MOUTH IS. >> WHAT'S UP.

>> WHAT'S UP. >> Reporter: THESE ARE THE FIRST

>> Reporter: THESE ARE THE FIRST COUPLE TO TEST OUT THE FREEDOM

COUPLE TO TEST OUT THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND.

DIVIDEND. YANG OFFERED HIM $1,000 A MONTH

YANG OFFERED HIM $1,000 A MONTH OUT OF HIS OWN BUCK AFTER THE

OUT OF HIS OWN BUCK AFTER THE FOSSES LOST THEIR JOB.

FOSSES LOST THEIR JOB. >> A RELIEVE OFF OF OUR

>> A RELIEVE OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS TO HAVE THE EXTRA

SHOULDERS TO HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY.

MONEY. 2017 WAS A ROUGH YEAR.

2017 WAS A ROUGH YEAR. >> I WORKED FOR THE SAME COMPANY

>> I WORKED FOR THE SAME COMPANY FOR 13 YEAR, AND I WAS A

FOR 13 YEAR, AND I WAS A MANAGER, AND I KIND OF LOST MY

MANAGER, AND I KIND OF LOST MY JOB ABRUPTLY AND WOUND UP IN THE

JOB ABRUPTLY AND WOUND UP IN THE HOSPITAL IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE.

HOSPITAL IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE. >> WHEN HE GOT THE CALL RIGHT

>> WHEN HE GOT THE CALL RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE WERE

BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE WERE SHOCKED AND MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY

SHOCKED AND MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY STARTED CRYING BECAUSE HE'S LIKE

STARTED CRYING BECAUSE HE'S LIKE THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY MORE

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY MORE DESERVING THAN US.

DESERVING THAN US. >> WE WEREN'T THE POOREST FAMILY

>> WE WEREN'T THE POOREST FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, YOU KNOW WHAT

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I MEAN. >> Reporter: DO YOU FEEL LIKE

>> Reporter: DO YOU FEEL LIKE ANDREW YANG HAS EARNED YOUR

ANDREW YANG HAS EARNED YOUR VOTE?

VOTE? >> I THINK SO, YEAH.

>> I THINK SO, YEAH. >> Reporter: IF IT GOAT THAT

>> Reporter: IF IT GOAT THAT POINT.

POINT. >> I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW MUCH

>> I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT HIM.

ABOUT HIM. HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL US HOW TO

HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL US HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY, KIND OF LIKE NO

SPEND THE MONEY, KIND OF LIKE NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

STRINGS ATTACHED. I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BUT

I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BUT I'M NOT LOOKING FOR YOUR

I'M NOT LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT, SO THE MORE I KIND OF

SUPPORT, SO THE MORE I KIND OF LOOK INTO WHAT HE KIND OF

LOOK INTO WHAT HE KIND OF BELIEVES ANY FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I

BELIEVES ANY FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I PROBABLY WILL WIND UP VOTING FOR

PROBABLY WILL WIND UP VOTING FOR SNOIM ACCORDING TO A GALLOP POLL

SNOIM ACCORDING TO A GALLOP POLL FROM TO 17, 48% OF AMERICANS ARE

FROM TO 17, 48% OF AMERICANS ARE INTO THE IDEA OF UNIVERSAL-BASED

INTO THE IDEA OF UNIVERSAL-BASED INCOME WITH MORE SUPPORT COMING

INCOME WITH MORE SUPPORT COMING FROM DEMOCRATS.

FROM DEMOCRATS. YANG IS OPENING TO TAKE IT EVEN

YANG IS OPENING TO TAKE IT EVEN MORE FURTHER NOT MAINSTREAM.

MORE FURTHER NOT MAINSTREAM. >> I'M NOT POLLING NATIONALLY,

>> I'M NOT POLLING NATIONALLY, AND MOST PEOPLE LIKE YOU SAID

AND MOST PEOPLE LIKE YOU SAID HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ME SO WE CAN

HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ME SO WE CAN SEAT GROWTH EVERY DAY.

SEAT GROWTH EVERY DAY. WE CAN SEE THE REACTIONS WE'RE

WE CAN SEE THE REACTIONS WE'RE GETTING NEAR NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT

GETTING NEAR NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON RIGHTS

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON RIGHTS AND PEAK AT THE RIGHT TIME.

AND PEAK AT THE RIGHT TIME. >> Reporter: THAT RIGHT TIME

>> Reporter: THAT RIGHT TIME MIGHT BE RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS

MIGHT BE RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS WHERE A PRETTY STANDARD PROFILE

WHERE A PRETTY STANDARD PROFILE PIECE ON A PRESIDENTIAL

PIECE ON A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO SEEMS LIKE A LONG

CANDIDATE WHO SEEMS LIKE A LONG SHOT TAKES A REAL UNEXPECTED

SHOT TAKES A REAL UNEXPECTED TURN.

TURN. SINCE ANDREW AND I SPOKE IN NEW

SINCE ANDREW AND I SPOKE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HE'S KIND OF BECOME

HAMPSHIRE HE'S KIND OF BECOME INTERNET FAMOUS.

INTERNET FAMOUS. >> ANDREW YANG!

>> ANDREW YANG! >> WELL, ANDREW, GOOD LUCK TO

>> WELL, ANDREW, GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

YOU. I THINK YOUR MESSAGE IS

I THINK YOUR MESSAGE IS EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT. >> Reporter: STARTED WITH THIS

>> Reporter: STARTED WITH THIS INTERVIEW ON "THE JOE ROGAN

INTERVIEW ON "THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE" TOP RANKED PODCAST

EXPERIENCE" TOP RANKED PODCAST MADE FOR FRINGE THINKERS LIKE

MADE FOR FRINGE THINKERS LIKE NOW, AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN

NOW, AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YANG HAS FOUND HIMSELF A LOYAL

YANG HAS FOUND HIMSELF A LOYAL FAN CLUB.

FAN CLUB. THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE

THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE YANG YANG.

YANG YANG. THEY MAKE YANGGANG SONGS,

THEY MAKE YANGGANG SONGS, YANGGANG HATS AND BEACH TOWELS

YANGGANG HATS AND BEACH TOWELS AND TONS OF ANDREW YANG MEMES.

AND TONS OF ANDREW YANG MEMES. THEIR REFERENCE TO ANIME, TO

THEIR REFERENCE TO ANIME, TO CARRYING THE BAG OR MONEY AND AN

CARRYING THE BAG OR MONEY AND AN APPRECIATION FOR HIS LIBERTARIAN

APPRECIATION FOR HIS LIBERTARIAN MILTON FRIEDMAN-ESQUE IDEAS.

MILTON FRIEDMAN-ESQUE IDEAS. WHAT DO YOU MAKE THAT HAVE

WHAT DO YOU MAKE THAT HAVE INTERNET FOLLOWING YOU HAVE

INTERNET FOLLOWING YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW?

RIGHT NOW? >> YANGGANG IS GOING ONLINE ALL

>> YANGGANG IS GOING ONLINE ALL THE TIME AND WE'RE SFLILD SOME

THE TIME AND WE'RE SFLILD SOME FANS AREN'T DOWN WITH AT ALL AND

FANS AREN'T DOWN WITH AT ALL AND THEY ARE COMING FROM THE SAME

THEY ARE COMING FROM THE SAME TOXIC CORNERS OF THE INTERNET

TOXIC CORNERS OF THE INTERNET THAT PRODUCE RATES OF AND THE

THAT PRODUCE RATES OF AND THE ANTI-SEMITIC PRO-TRUMP

ANTI-SEMITIC PRO-TRUMP PROPAGANDA.

PROPAGANDA. ANDREW YANG HAS MORE TRAFFIC

ANDREW YANG HAS MORE TRAFFIC THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATES.

THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATES. WHITE NATIONALISTS LIKE RICHARD

WHITE NATIONALISTS LIKE RICHARD SPENCER ARE THROWING SHADE

SPENCER ARE THROWING SHADE BEHIND TRAMP AND GETTING BEHIND

BEHIND TRAMP AND GETTING BEHIND YANG AND YANG MIGHT BE WINNING

YANG AND YANG MIGHT BE WINNING THE POLITICAL MEME WAR AGAINST

THE POLITICAL MEME WAR AGAINST TRUMPET DOES IT SURPRISE YOU AT

TRUMPET DOES IT SURPRISE YOU AT ALL THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORT WITHIN

ALL THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORT WITHIN THE ALT RIGHT CONSIDERING THAT

THE ALT RIGHT CONSIDERING THAT YOU ARE A PROGRESSIVE

YOU ARE A PROGRESSIVE ASIAN-AMERICAN?

ASIAN-AMERICAN? >> YEAH.

>> YEAH. IT'S BOTH SURPRISE AND

IT'S BOTH SURPRISE AND MYSTIFYING.

MYSTIFYING. WE'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT OUR

WE'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT OUR VALUES AND WHAT I STAND FOR, AND