“Politically, I am a realist. I mean, I’m a conservative at heart. Less government is always better. It’s kind of the New Hampshire way. I am a charter boat fisherman. I am quite active in the commercial fishing business here. I do a little cod and haddock fishing, but mainly striped bass. Yes, bring them up if you can. I just love it. The fishing industry is changing a lot. This has been changing fundamentally over the last 10 or 15 years, and much of it has to do with climate change and environmental issues. It’s all about heating water. So it affects everything: fish migration, the lobster industry, the scallop industry, which is a huge business. And we’ve seen a huge decline in the number of fish being caught, both commercially and recreationally.” “But it’s only about 400, maybe 500 pounds.” “Ok.” “If not, you’re good. But that’s fishing: you never know until you go.” “I’ve been very fortunate to see Nikki Haley at one of her events and in a private meeting with other fishermen. And I really liked what he said. She was governor in South Carolina. She was very close to the shrimp industry there. But I think she understands what a fisherman goes through every day in and out. So like right now, it’s 10 degrees outside here in New Hampshire. The temperature of our sea water is 42 degrees. This is unheard of. I’m looking at my business and saying, ‘Who will I be fishing for in the next five years?’ I mean, I’m disappointed. I mean, I try to tell people what’s going on, you know, but the staunchest conservatives and climate deniers are the ones who don’t go out on the water every day and don’t see it. I believe that at present the country is going in two different directions. And this is not healthy at all. We are not able to do anything. We have to take the country forward.”