SEXTON REPORTS, IT’S A STAMP OF APPROVAL THE FORMER SOUTH BEND MAYOR HOPES WILL PROVIDE A BOOST IN THE PRIMARY HOMESTRETCH. ADAM: IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY ANNIE KUSTER ENDORSED PETE BUTTIGIEG, SHE SAYS LOOK N FARTHER THAN THE FORMER SOUTH BEND MAYOR’S CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED RESPONSE TO DOZENS OF SINGING CLIMATE POLICY PROTESTERS WHO POPPED UP DURING HIS SPEECH FRIDAY IN CONCORD. MR. BUTTIGIEG: I CAN’T MAKE OUT YOUR SONG, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT THE SAME THINGS. REP. KUSTER: I THINK PETE HAS A NICE WAY OF SAYING WE’RE EXHAUSTED BY THIS PRESIDENT. I’M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE EXHAUSTION, I’M GOING TO SPEND TIME TALKING ABOUT MY VISION FOR HOW OUR FUTURE CAN BE BETTER ADAM: SPEAKING WITH NEWS 9 AFTER GETTING OFFSTAGE, BUTTIGIEG SAYS THE CONGRESSWOMAN’S ENDORSEMENT MEANS A LOT. MR. BUTTIGIEG: A I THINK WHAT SHE REPRESENTS IN CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF APPROACH I SEEK TO BRING, TOO, COMMONSENSE, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, RESPECT. ADAM: UNDECIDED FIRST-IN-THE-NATION VOTERS LIK VALERIE EDWARDS OF AMHERST, SAY THEY LIKE THAT BUTTIGIEG FEELS LIKE MORE OF A LOCAL THAN NATIONAL POLITICIAN. VALERIE: I AM HEAVILY LEANING TOWARDS HIM, BUT NOT 100% YET. ADAM: IT IS CLEAR BUTTIGIEG HAS SOME MOMENTUM HERE, AND THAT’S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE ANALYSTS SAY PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE IN THE TOP TIER, IT’S DO-OR-DIE FOR HIM IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIR RICK: HE IS IN A SITUATION WHERE IF HE DOESN’T OVERPERFORM IN IOWA, HE’S SUDDENLY GOING TO BE SEEN AS A BELABORED CANDIDATE, AND HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IF HE WINS IN IOWA AND IS ABLE TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING, THAT’S A BIG DEAL. MR. BUTTIGIEG: THE BEST WAY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU CAN WIN IS TO GO DO